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

Shark attack details: Boa Viagem Beach, Recife, Pernambuco, 26-Dec-1999
Date of attack: December 26th 1999
Location: Boa Viagem Beach, Recife, Pernambuco
Shark species: Thought to involve a white, bull or Tiger shark
Name of victim: Alton Cicero da Silva
Age of victim: 18 years old
Sex of victim: M
Activity: Surfing
Injury: Leg bitten, surgically amputated

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