Non-fatal Surfing Attack

2004 Lifeguard Tower 16, Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2004

⏰ 14h00

📍 Location

Lifeguard Tower 16, Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 40

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

No injury, shark struck board & spun it around

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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