Fatal Swimming Attack

2013 Boa Viagem Beach, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2013

⏰ 13h20

📍 Location

Boa Viagem Beach, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL

🌍 BRAZIL

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 18

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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