Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack

2003 Pau Amarelo Beach, Paulista District (17 km from Recife), Pernambuco, BRAZIL

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2003

⏰ 17h00

📍 Location

Pau Amarelo Beach, Paulista District (17 km from Recife), Pernambuco, BRAZIL

🌍 BRAZIL

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 17

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Hand & foot lacerated, lower left leg severely bitten, necessitating surgical amputation

🦈 Species Information

Bull Shark

This species has been involved in 223 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Bull Sharks

🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

Test your shark knowledge! Click "Reveal Answer" to see if each statement is a myth or fact, then learn the science behind it.

Sharks are colorblind.

Shark attacks are increasing every year.

Baby sharks are called pups.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.