Non-fatal Reef Shark Attack

2003 Between Magic Sands Beach and Kahaluu Beach on the Kona coast, Hawaii, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2003

⏰ 11h45

📍 Location

Between Magic Sands Beach and Kahaluu Beach on the Kona coast, Hawaii, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 20

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right calf & heel bitten

🦈 Species Information

Reef Shark

This species has been involved in 81 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Reef 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.

Sharks can smell a drop of blood from miles away.

Sharks don't get cancer.

All sharks are dangerous to humans.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.