Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Fatal Swimming Attack

1989 Wailua, Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1989

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Wailua, Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lower part of body found 6 days later, x-rays revealed teeth marks in femur & tibia

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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