Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack

2008 Playas de Tijuana, Baja California, MEXICO

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2008

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Playas de Tijuana, Baja California, MEXICO

🌍 MEXICO

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 26

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Leg bitten

🦈 Species Information

Hammerhead Shark

This species has been involved in 46 documented attacks in our database.

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