Fatal Tiger Shark Attack

2018 Southeast of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, MEXICO

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2018

⏰ 11h00

📍 Location

Southeast of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, MEXICO

🌍 MEXICO

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 35

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

This species has been involved in 335 documented attacks in our database.

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