Fatal Tiger Shark Attack

2006 Tu’anuku, Vava'u, TONGA

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2006

⏰ 18h00

📍 Location

Tu’anuku, Vava'u, TONGA

🌍 TONGA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 24

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Severe bite to right leg FATAL

🦈 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

Test your shark knowledge! Click "Reveal Answer" to see if each statement is a myth or fact, then learn the science behind it.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Sharks are colorblind.

All sharks are dangerous to humans.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.