Non-fatal Swimming Attack

2015 Poniente Beach, Benidorm, Alicante, SPAIN

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2015

⏰ 11h00

📍 Location

Poniente Beach, Benidorm, Alicante, SPAIN

🌍 SPAIN

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 10

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

Minor injury when he attempted to touch a fish.

🦈 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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Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

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Sharks can only live in salt water.

Baby sharks are called pups.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.