List of all shark attacks in South Province
Fatal Attacks
8
Unprovoked Attacks
15
Total Attacks
17
There have been a total of 17 shark attacks in South Province. Out of those, 8 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 47.06%. 15 attacks came out of the blue while 2 have been provoked by humans.
Provoked
Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricaudy Reef, Noumea | 21-02-2016 | 19h00 | Kite surfing | Puncture wounds to right thigh | NO | 21yo Adrian * | |
| Yate | 18-02-2016 | 16h00 | Spearfishing | Forearm bitten | NO | 31yo male | |
| Bourail | 05-03-2009 | 11h30 | Surfing | FATAL | YES | 19yo Kevin Hannecart | |
| Dumbéa | 08-04-2007 | 16h00 | Tiger shark | Surfing | Left foot bitten | NO | 26yo Olivier Bertholom |
| Mont Dore | 12-05-2000 | Tiger sharks & bull sharks (20 sharks in all) | Air Disaster - Piper aircraft crashed into the sea, killing all on board | Sharks prevented recovery of remains | YES | 3 people | |
| l'Anse-Vata | 31-12-1997 | 1.7 m shark | Windsurfing | No injury, board bumped & fin damaged | NO | Frederic Marechal | |
| L'llot Maetre | 30-11-1996 | Attempting to attract dolphins | Hand bitten | NO | female | ||
| Cap Goulvain | 31-01-1994 | Fishing | FATAL, right foot severed | YES | Laurent Manuireva | ||
| Ile Moro | 31-07-1993 | Fishing for lobsters | FATAL | YES | Thierry Kouathe | ||
| Île de Casey | 28-02-1993 | Swimming | Hip bitten | NO | Frederic Dolbeau |
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