Shark Attack Incident

Villa del Mar Beach, Veracruz, MEXICO

October 24, 1962

Fatal

Date25-Oct-1962

TypeUnprovoked

CountryMEXICO

LocationVilla del Mar Beach, Veracruz

ActivityWading

Species2.7 m [9'] shark

InjuryFATAL, both legs bitten

VictimNicolas Jimenez Nunez, a Catholic priest, Male, 32 years old

Time08h30

SourceC.G. Robles

19.1829°, -96.1242°via nominatim