Shark attack at Playa de las Arenas, Valencia, Costa Blanca, Spain

Shark attack details: Playa de las Arenas, Valencia, Costa Blanca, 03-Sep-1993
Date of attack: September 3rd 1993
Location: Playa de las Arenas, Valencia, Costa Blanca
Shark species: 1.2 m [4'] shark
Name of victim: Jorge Durich Heredia (or Hernandez)
Age of victim: 69 years old
Sex of victim: M
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Thigh bitten, toes of left foot severed

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