Shark attack at Piedade, Pernambuco, Brazil

Shark attack details: Piedade, Pernambuco, 11-Nov-1980
Date of attack: November 11th 1980
Location: Piedade, Pernambuco
Shark species: unknown
Name of victim: Ibson Gomes Vieira
Age of victim: 16 years old
Sex of victim: M
Activity: Swimming
Injury: FATAL

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