Non-fatal Swimming Attack

2008 McKenzie Beach Park in Pahoa, Hawai'i, Hawaii, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2008

⏰ 19h20

📍 Location

McKenzie Beach Park in Pahoa, Hawai'i, Hawaii, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 27

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

Death was probably due to drowning

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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