Non-fatal Surfing Attack

2015 Waikiki,, Hawaii, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2015

⏰ 19h20

📍 Location

Waikiki,, Hawaii, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 32

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

Left foot bitten by eel

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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