Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at Sant Martí d'Empúries Beach, L'Escala, Catalonia, SPAIN — 2013-07-06/07
What happened
Historical record: Sant Martí d'Empúries Beach, L'Escala, Catalonia, SPAIN. Recorded date: 2013-07-06/07. Classification: Invalid / shark involvement not confirmed.
What is known
- Recorded classification: Invalid / shark involvement not confirmed
What remains uncertain
- Frennet attributed the scrape to a blue shark, while authorities questioned shark involvement. Sources differ by one day.
- Historical source match supplied with the recovery material; not independently verified.
Fact panel
- Date
- 2013-07-06/07
- Date precision
- Approximate
- Location
- Sant Martí d'Empúries Beach, L'Escala, Catalonia, SPAIN
- Country
- SPAIN
- Activity
- Swimming
- Incident classification
- Invalid / shark involvement not confirmed
- Area / state
- Catalonia
- Person / vessel
- Thierry Frennet
- Age
- 48
- Sex
- M
- Injury / case note
- Scrape to right forearm.
- Outcome
- Non-fatal
- Species
- Shark involvement not confirmed
- Species confidence
- Reported
- Coordinate precision
- Unknown
Incident location
Sant Martí d'Empúries Beach, L'Escala, Catalonia, SPAIN
The recorded area has not yet been matched reliably to the map.
Sources and verification
- GSAF-derived Spain historical record — www.shark-utopia.comSupports: Historical incident fields; supplied source match, not independent verification
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 This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-25.
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.
Supplementary content updated: 2026-09-24. This does not change the original verification status or review date.