Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Wading Attack

1982 White Plains Beach, Barbers Point, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1982

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

White Plains Beach, Barbers Point, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left leg bitten

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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