Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

2016 Escalerio Beach Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina State, BRAZIL

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2016

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Escalerio Beach Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina State, BRAZIL

🌍 BRAZIL

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Minor

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 41

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Minor injury to head

🦈 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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Baby sharks are called pups.

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

Sharks must keep swimming or they will die.