Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1993 Between Ofu & Fafini Islands, Vava’u, TONGA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1993

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Between Ofu & Fafini Islands, Vava’u, TONGA

🌍 TONGA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 30

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left buttock and thigh bitten

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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