List of all shark attacks in mexico
Fatal Attacks
44
Unprovoked Attacks
68
Total Attacks
95
There have been a total of 95 shark attacks in MEXICO. Out of those, 44 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 46.32%. 68 attacks came out of the blue while 27 have been provoked by humans.
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Mocambo | 30-04-1965 | Swimming | Right arm severed, right leg bitten, not known if he survived | NO | 35yo Father Jose de Jesus Gomez, a priest | ||
| Acapulco | 22-08-1964 | 14h00 | 1.8 to 2.4 m [6' to 8'] shark | Floating on his back in an inner tube | Right thigh bitten | NO | 19yo Thad T. Moore |
| Villa del Mar Beach, Veracruz | 24-10-1962 | 08h30 | 2.7 m [9'] shark | Wading | FATAL, both legs bitten | YES | 32yo Nicolas Jimenez Nunez, a Catholic priest |
| Villa del Mar Beach, Veracruz | 21-09-1962 | 15h00 | Swimming | Left arm severely bitten, surgically amputated | NO | 20yo Nestor Valenzuela | |
| Northwest of Acapulco | 13-11-1961 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Bodies of hurricane victims bitten by shoals of sharks, post mortem scavenging | NO | |||
| Caleta Beach, Acapulco | 30-07-1958 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | Suzanne Dreufus | ||
| Villa del Mar Beach, Veracruz | 31-12-1942 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | a U.S. citizen |
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