List of all shark attacks in new-guinea
Fatal Attacks
6
Unprovoked Attacks
9
Total Attacks
10
There have been a total of 10 shark attacks in NEW GUINEA. Out of those, 6 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 60.00%. 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagalina, North coast Misima Island | FATAL | YES | small girl | ||||
| Uga, Banaira, Milne Bay | 1.4 m [4.5'] shark | Dragging banana seeds through the shallows | Left calf & right thigh bitten | NO | male | ||
| Sabara Island, Calvados Chain 11.4S, 153E | FATAL | YES | Anonymous | ||||
| Manam Island | FATAL | YES | |||||
| Finschafen | Fishing, holding fish in right hand | Right hand bitten | NO | male | |||
| Kerpuna | Swimming | FATAL. One man's abdomen removed, the other received severe multiple injuries. | YES | 2 males | |||
| Fell overboard from USS Ward | FATAL | YES | sailor | ||||
| Off Gaire Village | 08-01-1965 | 4.9 m [16'] whaler | Free diving | FATAL | YES | 30yo Lohia Raho, a male | |
| Toro Passage | 31-10-1960 | 1.4 m [4'6"] blacktip shark | Left wrist bitten by netted shark placed in bottom of dinghy PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Fisheries trainee | ||
| 29-03-1878 | "Fearfully injured" | NO |
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