Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1986 Tarifa, Cádiz, SPAIN

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1986

⏰ 10h55

📍 Location

Tarifa, Cádiz, SPAIN

🌍 SPAIN

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Foot severed

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

This species has been involved in 744 documented attacks in our database.

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