Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack

1992 Wakaya Island, FIJI

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1992

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Wakaya Island, FIJI

🌍 FIJI

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 30

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left arm lacerated

🦈 Species Information

Hammerhead Shark

This species has been involved in 46 documented attacks in our database.

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