Shark Attacks: The Database
GSAF Case # | 1999.11.23 |
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Date | 23 Nov 1999 |
Country | United States of America |
Area | Hawaii |
Location | Big Island off Kona Village Resort, North Kona |
Activity | Swimming |
Name | Laurie Boyette |
Sex | Female |
Age | 51 |
Injury | Buttock bitten, hands lacerated |
Time | 17h20 |
Species | Tiger shark, 1.8 m to 2.4 m [6' to 8'] |
Investigator or Source | G. Kubota, Star Bulletin |
Fatal? | Not fatal |
Incident Type | Unprovoked |