Fatal Tiger Shark Attack

1991 Maliko Point, Maui, Hawaii, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1991

⏰ 16h30

📍 Location

Maliko Point, Maui, Hawaii, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Body not recovered, shorts found indicating shark bite on left side

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

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

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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