List of all shark attacks in Veracruz
Fatal Attacks
12
Unprovoked Attacks
13
Total Attacks
17
There have been a total of 17 shark attacks in Veracruz. Out of those, 12 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 70.59%. 13 attacks came out of the blue while 4 have been provoked by humans.
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panuco River Mouth | Fishing schooner Jose Luis foundered | remains of one of the crew found in shark | YES | ||||
| Coatzacoalcos | Bathing | FATAL x 3 | YES | 3 men | |||
| Villa del Mar Beach, Veracruz | Between 11h00 & 12h00 | Invalid | Swimming | No injury, a shark made a threat display | NO | 68yo Manuel Zamora, a lawyer | |
| Veracruz | 25-10-1967 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | "a youth" | ||
| Cabo Rojo | 05-02-1967 | 14h00 | The shrimper Loless Maurine capsized in heavy seas & the men were swimming ashore | FATAL | YES | Carlos Humberto Mendez & Esteban Robles | |
| Playa Villa del Mar | 07-09-1965 | 18h00 | 300-kg [662-lb] shark | Leg & arm bitten | NO | 23yo Miguel Salas Gonzalez | |
| Mocambo | 25-07-1965 | 17h00 | Bathing | FATAL, both legs severed | YES | 25yo Hector Serfio Trillio Jimenez | |
| Mocambo | 08-06-1965 | 14h00 | Swimming | Right forearm severed, right leg bitten and surgically amputated | NO | 38yo Father Miguel de Jesus Chavez, a Catholic priest | |
| Playa Mocambo | 28-05-1965 | 12h00 | Swimming | FATAL, left leg & right arm severed | YES | Ignacio Millán | |
| Playa Mocambo | 27-05-1965 | Swimming | FATAL, left arm & right leg severed | YES | Fidel Garcia Montero |
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