Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack

2015 Deer Creek Beach, Ventura County, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2015

⏰ 14h40

📍 Location

Deer Creek Beach, Ventura County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 29

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Laceration to dorsum of foot by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Hammerhead Shark

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

📹 Learn More About Hammerhead Sharks

🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

Test your shark knowledge! Click "Reveal Answer" to see if each statement is a myth or fact, then learn the science behind it.

Baby sharks are called pups.

Sharks have no bones.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.