Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

1980 Mazatlán, Sinaloa, MEXICO

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1980

⏰ Early afternoon

📍 Location

Mazatlán, Sinaloa, MEXICO

🌍 MEXICO

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 13

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right calf bitten

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

This species has been involved in 335 documented attacks in our database.

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