Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Surfing Attack

2013 Pohoiki, Hawaii, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2013

⏰ 13h00

📍 Location

Pohoiki, Hawaii, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 16

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to buttocks & thigh

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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