Hawaiian Night Fright (Full Episode) | When Sharks Attack

The Hawaiian Islands are known as a place of beauty and tranquility. But in 2019, a rare shark emerged from the depths, attacking three swimmers in under five months. With only one other recorded attack from this rare shark species in Hawaii’s history, experts consider all clues to find the cause of the brutal attacks. Can they find the answer before this terror awakens again from the deep?

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Hawaiian Night Fright (Full Episode) | When Sharks Attack

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[Wayne-cjfn]

Being an Australian, having had a number of encounters with a cpl different types of Sharks, Great Whites, Tigers, Oceanic Whites, Grey Reef sharks, etc.
The commonality in everything that we can put together, and yes that is inclusive of Marine Bio's.
The one thing that is going on ALL the time is 'OVER FISHING'.
A subject that never comes up in these specials that "look for a cause".
"Over Fishing" is common ALL over the world but is becoming worse now, put that with more people in the water, especially in the danger times in the water and we think that it's a valid assertion.

[BM-ifzn]

If we know fish feed at night why would anyone swim at such times unless it is on a survival swim.

[SandraNelson]

It's utterly daft to swim at night! I know that, and I only swim in a pool. Very big, hungry, toothy things like to feed at night.

[jessiemorrell]

Stop vilifying these animals and understand that human activity is making it harder for them to survive. And if you go into their habitat don’t be surprised if you get attacked

[touchofgrey]

I'll never understand why people swim in the ocean at night; It's bad enough during the day but at least there is more visibility.
Plus all the other poisonous, venomous creatures.

[hilldwler]

The crew can’t see the shark if it comes from underneath you.. something to think about.

[ConorGlennon-od]

Swimming at night in open water is nuts. There's no mystery.

[ryanblanchard]

Swimming in deep open water after sunset. Did anyone object to this plan? 🤡s 🤦‍♂️🤣

[robertcharpentier]

I lived in Hawaii for 37 years. I moved to NorCal 16 years ago. One day in Hawaii when I lived there I went to a popular swimming beach at Hanauma Bay on Oahu. and while swimming beyond the coral reef in the bay (I was STUPID when I was young) I looked beneath me and to my horror and surprise a monstrous Tiger shark was swimming directly under me about 15 feet or so below. I closed my eyes and prayed as I swam back to the reef. I survived but never again swam beyond the reef!

[vaneh]

Im a fisherman and area between those island we call the sattle..when paired up with access to very deep water, it is a prime location to hunt large predatory fish..i would not be swimming in that type of area in the ocean with shark..no chance..very uneducated of them to organize a tournament swim in prime big predator area like that..lucky that guy didnt run into a real bigger predator instead of cookie cutter shark

[stunes]

If you weren't in the water, you wouldn't be considered tasty 😂😂😂

[TheSparklyBeader]

After listening to the various hypotheses, I don't believe it was a single event that caused the increase in attacks, but an amalgamation of all the theories.

[taylorpresley]

I live in Kihei Maui Hawaii and we have the highest shark attacks in the state but I don't think any of the attacks happened at night. I don't swim in the Pacific due to the shark attacks and a high bacteria rate. If you come here please be careful, not only sharks but of the waves too. It is sad when people come here to have a great time and they end up in a body bag before leaving.

[laurentdelphin]

A great documentary. Thank you NG ! More about (scientific..) shark documenaries are welcome !

[MaidMirawyn]

This seems like a very foolish plan from beginning to end. Glad no one was hurt worse.

[TA-tokt]

WTF swims in open water at night?! I mean, c'mon! You're seriously tempting fate.

[johnshields]

Many creatures feed at night, anything in the ocean is fair game

[iannecrawford]

Stupidity is the best description 😅😅😅😂😂

[notsure]

Here's an idea: why not skip it? the ocean is dangerous! There are fish there that eat people. Just stay out? What is wrong with these people?

[crazyabout]

It sounds really arrogant when they say "We need to get to the bottom of this, so we can continue play in the ocean". Like they're talking about some serial killer with a motive who planned the perfect kill. Sharks are sharks. They are predators, they are looking for food. This is how they survive. End of story. They are not made to co-habitate with humans, they don't need a motive or to be provoked when attacking. They don't plan the attack, it's just basic instinct. And the ocean is their territory, playground if you will. When we, humans, enter the ocean, we have to keep in mind that we are just guests and that there a lot of creatures out there that we need to be cautious of.
Also, swimming at night is a really dumb idea. The ocean is dangerous as it is in daylight. Why risking even more swimming at night...