Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

2016 Wailea Beach, Maui, Hawaii, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2016

⏰ Morning

📍 Location

Wailea Beach, Maui, Hawaii, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 48

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

No injury

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

This species has been involved in 335 documented attacks in our database.

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