2007/12/10, 11:00 am | O‘ahu, Hale‘iwa, Kaiaka "Walls"; approx 200 yds from shore | Surfing | Turbid | est 8-10 ft | T. Ramirez | No injury. Shark bit tail of surfboard
after apparently becoming caught in leash. Considered a provoked
incident due to the interaction with the leash. |
Tiger shark, length 6-8 feet. |
2007/10/29, 3:30 pm | Maui, Kīhei, Keawakapu; approx 30 yds from shore | Swimming | Turbid | est 25 ft | A. Finley | Laceration to left calf. |
Species unknown, length 11 feet. |
2007/08/28, 4:30 pm | O‘ahu, Ka‘a‘awa, Makaua; approx 400 yds from shore | Body boarding | Turbid | est 10-15 ft | J. Sumait | Laceration to heel of right foot. |
Tiger shark, length 10-12 feet. |
2007/07/19, 3:00 pm | O‘ahu, Waimānalo, Bellows; approx 150 yds from shore | Snorkeling | Clear | est 8-10 ft | H. Miller | Severely bitten on left knee and calf. |
Tiger shark, length 8 feet. |
2007/06/24, 7:05 am | O‘ahu, Mokulē‘ia, Silva's Channel; approx 50 yds from shore | Surfing | Clear | est 5-10 ft at channel's edge | E. Yamada | No injury. Shark bit right side of surfboard as victim was paddling. Abandoned fishing net in channel. |
Tiger shark, length 6 feet. |
2007/05/07, 8:00 am | Maui, Wailea, Keawakapu Beach; approx 25 yds from shore | Snorkeling | Clear | 10-14 ft | P. Marion | Bitten on right foot and calf. |
Species and length unknown. |
2007/01/05, 11:00 am | Kaua‘i, Mānā, Waiokapua Bay; approx 50 yds from shore | Surfing | Clear | 5-6 ft | R. Read | No injury. Shark bit right side of surfboard as victim was sitting on board. |
Tiger shark, length 8-10 feet. |
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