Non-fatal Surfing Attack

2015 Praia del Chifre, Olinda, Pernambuco, BRAZIL

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2015

⏰ 11h00

📍 Location

Praia del Chifre, Olinda, Pernambuco, BRAZIL

🌍 BRAZIL

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 23

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

Injury to left thigh from unidentified species of fish; injuries inconsistent with shark bite

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks can only live in salt water.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks sleep like humans do.

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Sharks have been around longer than trees.