Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

2020 Famara Beach, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, SPAIN

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2020

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Famara Beach, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, SPAIN

🌍 SPAIN

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 9

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to both feet

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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