Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at Velzyland North Shore Of OʻAhu Hawaii USA, United States — January 30, 1994
Original historical summary
The original reference is retained below. Supplementary source details appear in the fact panel; protected facts and unresolved differences remain unchanged.
A historical reference describes an event at Velzyland North Shore Of OʻAhu Hawaii USA, United States in 1994-01-30. Recorded activity: Surfing. Classification: Unprovoked. Outcome: Fatal.
Original reference details
- Location recorded in the historical reference: Velzyland North Shore Of OʻAhu Hawaii USA, United States.
- Date: 1994-01-30.
- Activity: Surfing.
- Classification: Unprovoked.
- Outcome: Fatal.
Source limitations and unresolved differences
- Some historical datasets differ by one day; the supplied local-date value is shown here.
- This restoration uses a supplied historical summary citing the general GSAF incident log, not a case-level primary document. It has not been independently verified.
- Some derivative displays show January 31; retain the site's January 30 date unless the original case file establishes otherwise.
Fact panel
- Date
- January 30, 1994
- Date precision
- Exact
- Location
- Velzyland North Shore Of OʻAhu Hawaii USA, United States
- Country
- United States
- Activity
- Surfing
- Incident classification
- Unprovoked
- Area / state
- Hawaii
- Person / vessel
- Jim Broach
- Age
- 33.0
- Sex
- M
- Injury / case note
- Fatal while surfing.
- Outcome
- Fatal
- Species
- Tiger shark
- Species confidence
- Reported
- Coordinate precision
- Region
Incident location
Velzyland, north shore of O'ahu, Hawaii, United States
Approximate area: Hawaii
The marker represents the named area, not the exact incident site.
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Location precision: Approximate area
Representative map position for Hawaii from Natural Earth. This marks the general area, not the exact incident site. This is historical location context, not live shark tracking or a measure of risk.
Sources and verification
- Historical incident log (general reference) — Global Shark Attack FileSupports: General reference cited by the supplied historical summary; not independently checked against a case-level record.
- Shark Data Lab 1994 USA index / historical fatality record — www.sharkdatalab.comSupports: Supplementary historical fields; existing reviewed facts retained
Shark incident records can change as investigations develop. This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-04.
Historical facts retain the provenance and uncertainty of the cited references. Source timestamps record when the supplied material was imported, not an independent source retrieval or verification.
Supplementary content updated: 2026-09-24. This does not change the original verification status or review date.