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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasareth Beach | Fishing | Arm injured when sharks rammed his boat | NO | Vicente Bonet | |||
| Aigua Blava | 31-12-1961 | Dangling feet in the water | Feet severed | NO | female | ||
| Ceuta | 30-07-1911 | Bathing | FATAL | YES | a soldier | ||
| Puente Mayorga, San Roque, Cádiz | 26-04-1909 | Fishing | Shark knocked him down after he grabbed it by the tail. No injury. PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | male | ||
| Cape Finisterre | 27-08-1908 | Fell overboard from P&O steamship Arabia | FATAL | YES | William Newbury | ||
| Tazacorte, La Palma | 17-07-1908 | Questionable | Human remains recovered but shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | NO | |||
| Castellon de la Plana | 21-09-1879 | 2.5 m shark | Fishing | No injuries to occupants, Hooked shark bit boat PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | ||
| Badalona | 24-07-1864 | Evening | Bathing | FATAL | YES | male | |
| A Spanish port | 14-08-1862 | Bathing | Survived | NO | The widowed Marchioness of Lendinez | ||
| Fuengirola | 01-08-1862 | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | Possible drowning and scavenging | NO | male |
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