Shark attack, 1999-12-26 (Unprovoked)
Location: Boa Viagem Beach, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
Activity: Surfing
Victim: Alton Cicero da Silva (M, age 18)
Injury: Leg bitten, surgically amputated
Fatal: N
Species: Thought to involve a white, bull or tiger shark
Source: L. A. Pereira & J. Morris; JC, 12/27/1999