Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

2019 North Koahala, Big Island, Hawaii, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2019

⏰ Night

📍 Location

North Koahala, Big Island, Hawaii, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 58

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Questionable

🩹 Injury Details

Probable death by drowning, body scavenged by shark

🦈 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.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks don't get cancer.

Sharks are colorblind.

Sharks can smell a drop of blood from miles away.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.