Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack

2018 Madoogali, Alifu Alifu Atoll, MALDIVES

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2018

⏰ 21h50

📍 Location

Madoogali, Alifu Alifu Atoll, MALDIVES

🌍 MALDIVES

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 32

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

5-inch cut to hand

🦈 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 detect electrical fields.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks can only live in salt water.

Sharks sleep like humans do.

Sharks are colorblind.