Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

2002 Swimming with humpback whales, Vava'u, TONGA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2002

⏰ 15h00

📍 Location

Swimming with humpback whales, Vava'u, TONGA

🌍 TONGA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age:

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Thigh lacerated PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 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

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Sharks have been around longer than trees.

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Sharks don't get cancer.

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