Fatal Swimming Attack

1952 Maile Beach, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1952

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Maile Beach, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 40

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, left arm severed below the elbow

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks have no bones.

All sharks are dangerous to humans.

Sharks are colorblind.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

You're more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a shark.