Fatal Tiger Shark Attack

1958 Near Twin Islands off Lanikai, O'ahu (east coast), Hawaii, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1958

⏰ 13h00

📍 Location

Near Twin Islands off Lanikai, O'ahu (east coast), Hawaii, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 15

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, leg severed

🦈 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 regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.

Sharks don't get cancer.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.