List of all shark attacks in East Java
Fatal Attacks
2
Unprovoked Attacks
1
Total Attacks
2
There have been a total of 2 shark attacks in East Java. Out of those, 2 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 100.00%. 1 attacks came out of the blue while 1 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surabaya | Captured Allied soldiers were squeezed into 3' bamboo pig baskets & fed to waiting sharks | General Imamura, Commander in Chief of Japanese forces in Java was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by Australian Military Court for his role in the "Pig Basket Atrocities" | YES | 200 soldiers | |||
| Probolinggo | 23-10-1878 | 15' shark | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 22yo William Jones Owen |
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