Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at Estaleirinho Beach, Balneário Camboriú, BRAZIL — 2016-02-02
What happened
Historical record: Estaleirinho Beach, Balneário Camboriú, BRAZIL. Recorded date: 2016-02-02. Classification: Unprovoked.
What is known
- Recorded classification: Unprovoked
What remains uncertain
- Historical source match supplied with the recovery material; not independently verified.
Fact panel
- Date
- 2016-02-02
- Date precision
- Exact
- Location
- Estaleirinho Beach, Balneário Camboriú, BRAZIL
- Country
- BRAZIL
- Activity
- Swimming
- Incident classification
- Unprovoked
- Area / state
- Balneário Camboriú
- Person / vessel
- Rafael Hermes Thomas
- Age
- 41
- Sex
- M
- Injury / case note
- Scalp lacerations; survived.
- Outcome
- Non-fatal
- Species
- Sand tiger shark reported
- Species confidence
- Reported
- Coordinate precision
- Unknown
Incident location
Estaleirinho Beach, Balneário Camboriú, BRAZIL
The recorded area has not yet been matched reliably to the map.
Sources and verification
- GSAF-derived Brazil historical record — www.sharkdatalab.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 This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-25.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.