Fatal Tiger Shark Attack

1972 Nu’ulua, Upolu Island, WESTERN SAMOA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1972

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Nu’ulua, Upolu Island, WESTERN SAMOA

🌍 WESTERN SAMOA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 25

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

This species has been involved in 335 documented attacks in our database.

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