Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

1985 Little Glass Shacks, Princeville, Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1985

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Little Glass Shacks, Princeville, Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 33

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right hand and part of forearm severed , left hand lacerated, right anterior side of board removed by shark

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

This species has been involved in 335 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks can detect electrical fields.

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Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

Sharks can only live in salt water.