Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

2013 Seagull Beach, Cancun, Quintana Roo, MEXICO

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2013

⏰ 13h40

📍 Location

Seagull Beach, Cancun, Quintana Roo, MEXICO

🌍 MEXICO

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 34

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Avulsion injury to lower right leg

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

This species has been involved in 335 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Tiger Sharks

🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks have been around longer than trees.

All sharks are dangerous to humans.

You're more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a shark.

Sharks have no bones.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.