Non-fatal Surfing Attack

1973 Ho'okipa Beach, Pa'ia, Maui, Hawaii, USA

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

📅 Date & Time

1973

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Ho'okipa Beach, Pa'ia, Maui, Hawaii, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Leg bitten

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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