Shark attack at Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil

Shark attack details: Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, 16-Nov-2022
Date of attack: November 16th 2022
Location: Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco
Shark species: 2.5 metre shark
Name of victim: Italo Ferreira
Age of victim: 28 years old
Sex of victim: M
Activity: Surfing
Injury: No injury. Former world surfing champ knocked off his surfboard by shark.

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