Fatal Tiger Shark Attack

1972 Nu’ulua, Upolu Island, WESTERN SAMOA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 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.

📹 Learn More About Tiger Sharks

🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

Test your shark knowledge! Click "Reveal Answer" to see if each statement is a myth or fact, then learn the science behind it.

Sharks are colorblind.

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All sharks are dangerous to humans.

Baby sharks are called pups.

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