Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Snorkeling Attack

2023 Mosquera Islet, Galapagos Islands, ECUADOR

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2023

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Mosquera Islet, Galapagos Islands, ECUADOR

🌍 ECUADOR

🏊 Activity

Snorkeling

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 42

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Serious injury to right leg

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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