Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Fatal Tiger Shark Attack

2008 Troncones Beach, Guerro, MEXICO

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2008

⏰ Afternoon

📍 Location

Troncones Beach, Guerro, MEXICO

🌍 MEXICO

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 24

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL Severe bite to right thigh

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

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

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