Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

1988 Ocracoke, Hyde County, North Carolina, USA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1988

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Ocracoke, Hyde County, North Carolina, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 42

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Survived

🦈 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.

Sharks are colorblind.

Sharks don't get cancer.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.