Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Fatal Tiger Shark Attack

2002 Piedade Beach, Jaboatão dos Guararapes City, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2002

⏰ 16h00

📍 Location

Piedade Beach, Jaboatão dos Guararapes City, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL

🌍 BRAZIL

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 36

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, body not recovered

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

This species has been involved in 335 documented attacks in our database.

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