Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack

2003 Pau Amarelo Beach, Paulista District (17 km from Recife), Pernambuco, BRAZIL

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2003

⏰ 17h00

📍 Location

Pau Amarelo Beach, Paulista District (17 km from Recife), Pernambuco, BRAZIL

🌍 BRAZIL

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 17

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Hand & foot lacerated, lower left leg severely bitten, necessitating surgical amputation

🦈 Species Information

Bull Shark

This species has been involved in 223 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Bull Sharks

🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

Test your shark knowledge! Click "Reveal Answer" to see if each statement is a myth or fact, then learn the science behind it.

All sharks are dangerous to humans.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

Sharks don't get cancer.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Sharks have no bones.