Fatal Surfing Attack

1995 Candeias, Pernambuco, BRAZIL

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1995

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Candeias, Pernambuco, BRAZIL

🌍 BRAZIL

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 18

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Arm bitten, FATAL

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks are older than dinosaurs.

Sharks can only live in salt water.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.

Baby sharks are called pups.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.