Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1998 Stinson Beach, Marin County, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1998

⏰ 14h16

📍 Location

Stinson Beach, Marin County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 16

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Thigh, buttocks & lower back lacerated

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

This species has been involved in 744 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

Test your shark knowledge! Click "Reveal Answer" to see if each statement is a myth or fact, then learn the science behind it.

Sharks sleep like humans do.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.

Sharks can only live in salt water.