Non-fatal Reef Shark Attack

1982 Ho'okipa Beach, Pa'ia, Maui, Hawaii, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1982

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

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

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Thigh bitten 3 times

🦈 Species Information

Reef Shark

This species has been involved in 81 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

Sharks can smell a drop of blood from miles away.

Sharks can only live in salt water.

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

Sharks are colorblind.