Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

1999 Honoli'i in Hilo (west side of Big Island), Hawaii, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1999

⏰ 10h28

📍 Location

Honoli'i in Hilo (west side of Big Island), Hawaii, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 43

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right thigh & buttock bitten

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

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

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks can only live in salt water.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.