Non-fatal Swimming Attack

2024 June 2 Del Mar Beach San Diego, California, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2024 June 2

⏰ 9h

📍 Location

Del Mar Beach San Diego, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 46

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Significant bites to torso left arm and hand

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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