List of all shark attacks in spain
Fatal Attacks
8
Unprovoked Attacks
28
Total Attacks
44
There have been a total of 44 shark attacks in SPAIN. Out of those, 8 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 18.18%. 28 attacks came out of the blue while 16 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan de la Rambla, Tenerife | 25-07-1980 | Blue shark | Skin diving | Thigh injured | NO | Fuentes Gonzalez Escualo | |
| Las Palmas | Diving | Survived | NO | male | |||
| Guadalquivir River | Swimming | FATAL | YES | male | |||
| Icod de los Vinos, Tenerife | Blue shark | Spearfishing | Minor injury | NO | |||
| Casa Antunez Beach, Barcelona | Questionable, 2m shark suspected | Bathing | No injury | NO | Sebastian Llopis Puges | ||
| El Escabonal, Tenerife | Swimming | Leg bitten | NO | 38yo Cecil Bethencourt | |||
| Sisargas Islands | 3.5 m shark | Fishing | No injury to occupants, shark bit boat | NO | Boat owned by Ricardo Laneiro | ||
| Isla Cabrera | White shark | Fell into the water | FATAL | YES | the governor of Cabrera | ||
| Valencia | Fishing | Right hand bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Pascual Gurran | |||
| Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | Shark caught, contained human remains | NO |
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