Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Fatal Swimming Attack

1973 Revolcadero Beach, Acapulco, Guerrero, MEXICO

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1973

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Revolcadero Beach, Acapulco, Guerrero, MEXICO

🌍 MEXICO

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 57

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, multiple bites

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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