Fatal Surfing Attack

1972 Revolcadero Beach, Acapulco, Guerrero, MEXICO

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1972

⏰ Afternoon

📍 Location

Revolcadero Beach, Acapulco, Guerrero, MEXICO

🌍 MEXICO

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 17

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, hand severed, right leg and torso bitten

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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