Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at Off Barra Vieja Guerrero Mexico — November 22, 2019
Original historical summary
The original reference is retained below. Supplementary source details appear in the fact panel; protected facts and unresolved differences remain unchanged.
A historical reference describes an event at Off Barra Vieja Guerrero Mexico in 2019-11-22. Recorded activity: Fishing; handling a hooked shark. Classification: Provoked. Outcome: Non-fatal.
Original reference details
- Location recorded in the historical reference: Off Barra Vieja Guerrero Mexico.
- Date: 2019-11-22.
- Activity: Fishing; handling a hooked shark.
- Classification: Provoked.
- Outcome: Non-fatal.
Source limitations and unresolved differences
- No shark species identification is supported by the retained evidence.
- This restoration uses a supplied historical summary citing the general GSAF incident log, not a case-level primary document. It has not been independently verified.
- The supplied source lists 2019-11-23; the existing reviewed date is retained pending case-level reconciliation.
Fact panel
- Date
- November 22, 2019
- Date precision
- Exact
- Location
- Off Barra Vieja Guerrero Mexico
- Country
- Mexico
- Activity
- Fishing; handling a hooked shark
- Incident classification
- Provoked
- Area / state
- Guerrero
- Person / vessel
- male
- Sex
- M
- Time
- 15h00
- Outcome
- Non-fatal
- Species
- Unknown
- Species confidence
- Unknown
- Coordinate precision
- Region
Incident location
Off Barra Vieja, Guerrero, Mexico
Approximate area: Guerrero
The marker represents the named area, not the exact incident site.
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Location precision: Approximate area
Representative map position for Guerrero from Natural Earth. This marks the general area, not the exact incident site. This is historical location context, not live shark tracking or a measure of risk.
Sources and verification
- Historical incident log (general reference) — Global Shark Attack FileSupports: General reference cited by the supplied historical summary; not independently checked against a case-level record.
- GSAF-derived structured public mirror (sascha-pst/bullish_on_sharks/global_shark_attacks.csv) — github.comSupports: Supplementary historical fields; existing reviewed facts retained
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 2026-09-04.
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.