Fatal Tiger Shark Attack

2025 January 2 Islet of Kendek near Koumac, Grande Terre, New Caledonia

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2025 January 2

⏰ 1615hr

📍 Location

Islet of Kendek near Koumac, Grande Terre, New Caledonia

🌍 New Caledonia

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 40

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Severe arm injury and delay in medical treatment caused victim to die

🦈 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 can only live in salt water.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.

Sharks sleep like humans do.