Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

1993 Paradise Bay (next to Wailua Bay), Maui, Hawaii, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1993

⏰ 15h45

📍 Location

Paradise Bay (next to Wailua Bay), Maui, Hawaii, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 35

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lower legs lacerated

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

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

📹 Learn More About Tiger Sharks

🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

Test your shark knowledge! Click "Reveal Answer" to see if each statement is a myth or fact, then learn the science behind it.

Sharks have no bones.

You're more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a shark.

Sharks are colorblind.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.