Shark attack at Boa Viagem Beach, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Shark attack details: Boa Viagem Beach, Recife, Pernambuco, 01-May-1999
Date of attack: May 1st 1999
Location: Boa Viagem Beach, Recife, Pernambuco
Shark species: 2.5 m [8.25'] Tiger shark
Name of victim: Charles Heitor Barbosa Pires
Age of victim: 21 years old
Sex of victim: M
Activity: Surfing
Injury: Leg & hands bitten

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