Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Swimming Attack

2003 Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janiero, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2003

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janiero, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL

🌍 BRAZIL

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 7

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right hand lacerated

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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