Fatal Tiger Shark Attack

2015 Ravine Mula, d’Étang-Salé, REUNION

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2015

⏰ 18h30

📍 Location

Ravine Mula, d’Étang-Salé, REUNION

🌍 REUNION

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 22

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

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

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