Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1995 Neiafu, Vava’u, TONGA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1995

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Neiafu, Vava’u, TONGA

🌍 TONGA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

Finger broken when 1.8 m [6'] hooked grey reef shark grabbed his catch

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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