Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

2006 Oswald State Park, Oregon, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2006

⏰ 16h00

📍 Location

Oswald State Park, Oregon, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 41

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Minor injury

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

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

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