Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Reef Shark Attack

2006 Lanai, Hawaii, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2006

⏰ 16h30

📍 Location

Lanai, Hawaii, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 15

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Knee bitten after diver poked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Reef Shark

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

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