Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

1993 Goats Island (Moku’auia Island), Malaekahana State Recreation Area, Laie, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1993

⏰ 07h10

📍 Location

Goats Island (Moku’auia Island), Malaekahana State Recreation Area, Laie, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 22

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Feet & ankles bitten

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

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

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