List of all shark attacks in new-caledonia
Fatal Attacks
19
Unprovoked Attacks
51
Total Attacks
56
There have been a total of 56 shark attacks in NEW CALEDONIA. Out of those, 19 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 33.93%. 51 attacks came out of the blue while 5 have been provoked by humans.
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarcelle, Isle of Pines | 30-06-1982 | Left arm bitten | NO | Rene Bull | |||
| 28-02-1982 | Spearfishing | Arm bitten | NO | Gaston Torii | |||
| Ile Yandé (between Poum and Bélep) | 30-04-1979 | Fishing | Thigh severely injured, survived | NO | |||
| Balade | 30-04-1979 | 2 m shark | FATAL | YES | Ferdinand Teanyouen | ||
| Five Mile Beach, I'le Ouen | 28-02-1979 | Spearfishing | Presumed FATAL, body not recovered | YES | Manuel Teau | ||
| I'le Ouen | 31-01-1977 | Face & thorax bitten | NO | Jean Blanchet | |||
| Sarcelle | 21-09-1976 | Shipwreck | It was believed that survivors were killed by sharks | NO | a small boat | ||
| Noumea | Swimming ashore from swamped 13-ft boat | FATAL x 2 | YES | Mr. Child & a Kanaka | |||
| Noumea | Swimming | Left shoulder & both legs bitten | NO | Raoul Gillies | |||
| Voh, near meatworks | Spearfishing, but walking carrying fish on end of speargun | Shark jumped from sea, taking fish & his right arm | NO | male |
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