Shark attack at Boa Viagem, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Shark attack details: Boa Viagem, Recife, Pernambuco, 01-Mar-1994
Date of attack: Mar 1st 1994
Location: Boa Viagem, Recife, Pernambuco
Shark species: 2 m shark
Name of victim: Albano Gomes Dias Filho
Age of victim: 25 years old
Sex of victim: M
Activity: Surfing
Injury: Leg bitten

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