Fatal Great White Shark Attack

2003 Avila Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2003

⏰ 08h15

📍 Location

Avila Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 50

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL Hip & upper thigh bitten, femoral artery severed

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

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

📹 Learn More About Great White Sharks

🧠 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 can only live in salt water.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Baby sharks are called pups.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.