Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at Southeast of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, MEXICO — 2018-12-18
What happened
Historical record: Southeast of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, MEXICO. Recorded date: 2018-12-18. Classification: Unprovoked.
What is known
- Recorded classification: Unprovoked
What remains uncertain
- Contemporary reports disagree on the victim's age; shark species was reported but not definitively established.
- Historical source match supplied with the recovery material; not independently verified.
Fact panel
- Date
- 2018-12-18
- Date precision
- Exact
- Location
- Southeast of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, MEXICO
- Country
- MEXICO
- Activity
- Diving / fishing
- Incident classification
- Unprovoked
- Area / state
- Sonora
- Person / vessel
- Nahum Verdugo Aguilera
- Age
- 35–37
- Sex
- M
- Time
- About 11:00
- Injury / case note
- Fatal; severe trauma including left-leg and pelvic/genital injuries.
- Outcome
- Fatal
- Species
- Tiger shark reported; not confirmed
- Species confidence
- Reported
- Coordinate precision
- Region
Incident location
Southeast of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, MEXICO
Approximate area: Sonora
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Location precision: Approximate area
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Sources and verification
- Contemporary Mexican reporting cross-checked against GSAF-derived record — www.sharkdatalab.comSupports: Historical incident fields; supplied source match, not independent verification
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Supplementary content updated: 2026-09-24. This does not change the original verification status or review date.