List of all shark attacks in venezuela
Fatal Attacks
5
Unprovoked Attacks
11
Total Attacks
11
There have been a total of 11 shark attacks in VENEZUELA. Out of those, 5 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 45.45%. 11 attacks came out of the blue while 0 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
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Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Caracas | 24-03-2005 | 17h30 | Surfing | Right leg bitten | NO | Jokin Leizaola | |
| Santa Cruz Beach, Mochima National Park, 250 km from Caracas | 20-01-2004 | 11h00 | Bull shark, 132-kg [291-lb] | Spearfishing | Right leg bitten | NO | 40yo Alside Raphael Morales Gonzalez |
| Playa Colorada Beach, Mochima National Park, only 200 m west of Santa Cruz Beach | 20-01-2004 | 14h30 | Bull shark, 1.65 m [5'5"] was speared & killed | Swimming | Lower back & hand bitten | NO | Stefan Moeller |
| El Yaqu, Isla de Margarita | 10-04-2003 | -- | Mako shark, 3 m [10'] | Surfing | Right foot bitten, left leg severed | NO | 28yo Yann Perras |
| 31-01-1995 | Wind surfing | Right ankle & foot bitten | NO | Justin James | |||
| 04-04-1971 | FATAL, body not recovered | YES | 14yo Alberto Mayora | ||||
| 04-04-1971 | FATAL, body not recovered | YES | 66yo Tarcisio Mayora | ||||
| El Falito, near Puerto Cabello | Bathing | FATAL. | YES | male | |||
| said to involve 2.5 m hammerhead sharks | Spearfishing | FATAL (x3), one survived with minor injuries | YES | 4 French divers | |||
| Margarita Island | Fell into water while attempting to boat a swordfish | Left arm bitten | NO | Roland Gerbeau |
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