Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1994 Sunset Cliffs, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1994

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Sunset Cliffs, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 25

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

Not a shark attack; possibly murder. Body recovered 4-16-1994 minus severed leg. Blue shark bites were post-mortem

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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