Non-fatal Swimming Attack

2010 Sardina del Norte, Gáldar, Grand Canary Island, SPAIN

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2010

⏰ 19h15

📍 Location

Sardina del Norte, Gáldar, Grand Canary Island, SPAIN

🌍 SPAIN

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 9

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to left foot when he stepped on the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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