Shark Attack Database

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Shark Attack in Deer Creek Beach, Ventura County, California, USA (2015)

🟡 Moderate Attack
Hammerhead Shark

This attack involved a hammerhead shark

Attack Statistics

🌍 Global attack #5,783 of 6,882 total
📍 Attack #1 in Deer Creek Beach, Ventura County
🦈 Hammerhead Shark attack #46
🏄 Fishing attack #1210

This page contains details about a shark attack that occurred in Deer Creek Beach, Ventura County, California, USA on 2015. The incident involved a Hammerhead Shark shark during fishing activities.

Incident Details

Date2015
LocationDeer Creek Beach, Ventura County, California, USA
ActivityFishing
SpeciesHammerhead Shark
InjuryLaceration/Puncture
SexM
AgeYoung Adult (20-29)
Time14h40
📅 Date
2015
📍 Location
Deer Creek Beach, Ventura County, California, USA
🏄 Activity
Fishing
🦈 Species
Hammerhead Shark
🩺 Injury
Laceration/Puncture
👤 Sex
M
🎂 Age
Young Adult (20-29)
⏰ Time
14h40

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🦈 Other Hammerhead Shark Attacks

🟡 Off Leffingwell Landing, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
2015 • Fishing
🟡 Gaviota State Beach, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
2015 • Fishing
🟡 Cortes Bank, California, USA
2015 • Fishing
🟡 Atlantis Beach, near Tramandai, Rio Grande Do Sul, BRAZIL
2010 • Surfing
🟡 Playas de Tijuana, Baja California, MEXICO
2008 • Surfing

Notes

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