Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Boating Attack

2006 Off Pu'u Ola'l, Makena, Maui, Hawaii, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2006

⏰ Afternoon

📍 Location

Off Pu'u Ola'l, Makena, Maui, Hawaii, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Boating

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 57

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Watercraft

🩹 Injury Details

No injury to occupant; shark bumped the kayak repeatedly for 15 minutes

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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