Fatal Fishing Attack

2004 30 nautical miles offshore, Nuku'alofa, TONGA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2004

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

30 nautical miles offshore, Nuku'alofa, TONGA

🌍 TONGA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Bitten on feet, legs, back & abdomen but survived. Survivors rescued after 7.5 hours in the water

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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