Non-fatal Blacktip Shark Attack

2002 Kahala, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2002

⏰ 15h35

📍 Location

Kahala, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 55

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

No injury, surfboard bitten

🦈 Species Information

Blacktip Shark

This species has been involved in 113 documented attacks in our database.

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