Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

1993 Mouth of Wallua River, Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1993

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Mouth of Wallua River, Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Serious leg wounds

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

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

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