Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack

2017 Estanys Beach, Colonia de Sant, Majorca, SPAIN

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2017

⏰ Afternoon

📍 Location

Estanys Beach, Colonia de Sant, Majorca, SPAIN

🌍 SPAIN

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Abrasion to arm from shark's rough skin

🦈 Species Information

Blue Shark

This species has been involved in 58 documented attacks in our database.

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