Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Swimming Attack

2009 Sant Salvador, Catalunya, SPAIN

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2009

⏰ 10h15

📍 Location

Sant Salvador, Catalunya, SPAIN

🌍 SPAIN

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 11

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

Laceration to left foot

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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