Fatal Tiger Shark Attack

2004 Kahana Beach, Maui, Hawaii, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2004

⏰ 07h08

📍 Location

Kahana Beach, Maui, Hawaii, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 57

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL Severe wound to right thigh & calf

🦈 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 don't get cancer.

Sharks must keep swimming or they will die.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

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