Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack

1984 Kane'ohe Bay, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1984

⏰ 17h00

📍 Location

Kane'ohe Bay, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 13

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Foot bitten

🦈 Species Information

Hammerhead Shark

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

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