Non-fatal Swimming Attack

2015 Arinaga Beach, Aguimes, Gran Canaria, Grand Canary Island, SPAIN

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2015

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Arinaga Beach, Aguimes, Gran Canaria, Grand Canary Island, SPAIN

🌍 SPAIN

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 38

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to left forearm

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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