Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Fatal Attack

1966 Off Cartagena, COLUMBIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1966

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Off Cartagena, COLUMBIA

🌍 COLUMBIA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Sea Disaster

🩹 Injury Details

10 survived, 51 perished.

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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