Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

2020 Moonlight Beach, San Diego County, California, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2020

⏰ 17h45

📍 Location

Moonlight Beach, San Diego County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 16

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unknown

🩹 Injury Details

Minor injury to ankle from stingray

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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