Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1961 Northwest of Acapulco, Guerrrero, MEXICO

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1961

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Northwest of Acapulco, Guerrrero, MEXICO

🌍 MEXICO

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

Bodies of hurricane victims bitten by shoals of sharks, post mortem scavenging

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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