Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Swimming Attack

2011 Cancun, Quintana Roo, MEXICO

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2011

⏰ 12h00

📍 Location

Cancun, Quintana Roo, MEXICO

🌍 MEXICO

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 38

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Leg, forearm & hand severely bitten

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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