Fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack

1834 Tahiti, Society Islands, FRENCH POLYNESIA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1834

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Tahiti, Society Islands, FRENCH POLYNESIA

🌍 FRENCH POLYNESIA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL

🦈 Species Information

Hammerhead Shark

This species has been involved in 46 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Hammerhead 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.

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

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.

Sharks can smell a drop of blood from miles away.

Sharks can only live in salt water.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.