Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at Playa Brava Turtle Bay Santa Cruz Island Ecuador — May 14, 2013
What happened
A historical reference describes an event at Playa Brava Turtle Bay Santa Cruz Island Ecuador in 2013-05-14. Recorded activity: Surfing. Classification: Unprovoked. Outcome: Non-fatal.
What is known
- Location recorded in the historical reference: Playa Brava Turtle Bay Santa Cruz Island Ecuador.
- Date: 2013-05-14.
- Activity: Surfing.
- Classification: Unprovoked.
- Outcome: Non-fatal.
What remains uncertain
- The primary local reporting dates the event to 2013; some derived datasets have carried an erroneous later year.
- This restoration uses a supplied historical summary citing the general GSAF incident log, not a case-level primary document. It has not been independently verified.
Fact panel
- Date
- May 14, 2013
- Date precision
- Exact
- Location
- Playa Brava Turtle Bay Santa Cruz Island Ecuador
- Country
- Ecuador
- Activity
- Surfing
- Incident classification
- Unprovoked
- Outcome
- Non-fatal
- Species
- Galápagos shark
- Species confidence
- Probable
- Coordinate precision
- Unknown
Location context
Historical locations can be approximate. No coordinates have been assigned from the place name, and this record does not imply a map marker or a current risk estimate.
Incident location
Playa Brava Turtle Bay Santa Cruz Island Ecuador, Ecuador
The recorded area has not yet been matched reliably to the map.
Sources and verification
- Historical incident log (general reference) — Global Shark Attack FileSupports: General reference cited by the supplied historical summary; not independently checked against a case-level record.
Shark incident records can change as investigations develop. This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-04.
Historical facts retain the provenance and uncertainty of the cited references. Source timestamps record when the supplied material was imported, not an independent source retrieval or verification.