Fatal Attacks
0
Unprovoked Attacks
3
Total Attacks
4
There have been a total of 4 shark attacks in Catalonia. Out of those, none have thankfully been fatal. 3 attacks came out of the blue while 1 have been provoked by humans.
Provoked
Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
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Salou | 31-08-2014 | Playing with an air mattress | Lacerations to right hand | NO | 16yo male | ||
Sant Marti d’Empuries Beach, L’Escala | 06-07-2013 | Shark involvement not confirmed | Swimming | Scrape to right forearm. Frennet says inflicted by a blue shark, but authorities question shark involvement | NO | 48yo Thierry Frennet | |
Lloret-de-Mar | 31-03-1986 | 2 m shark | Diving | Abrasions | NO | ||
Aigua Blava | 31-12-1961 | Dangling feet in the water | Feet severed | NO | female |
Be honest, when was the last time you watched a decent shark movie?