Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack

2015 Cortes Bank, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2015

⏰ 08h00

📍 Location

Cortes Bank, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 57

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right hand bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Hammerhead Shark

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

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