Fatal Attacks
3
Unprovoked Attacks
3
Total Attacks
3
There have been a total of 3 shark attacks in Lake Nicaragua (fresh water). Out of those, 3 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 100.00%. 3 attacks came out of the blue while 0 have been provoked by humans.
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Non Fatal
Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
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Bull sharks to 1.5 m [5'] in length | Some killed & others severely injured | YES | multiple bathers | ||||
Granada, Granada Department | Bathing | FATAL | YES | ||||
A village north of San Carlos | 31-12-1956 | Bull shark caught, leg recovered & buried beside the man's body | Lashing logs together when he fell into the water | FATAL, leg severed | YES | an Indian |
Be honest, when was the last time you watched a decent shark movie?