List of all shark attacks in palau
Fatal Attacks
0
Unprovoked Attacks
4
Total Attacks
5
There have been a total of 5 shark attacks in PALAU. Out of those, none have thankfully been fatal. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aulong Channel | 31-12-1972 | Tiger shark | Scuba diving (submerged) | No injury, shark grabbed scuba tank and descended to 110' before releasing him | NO | Mitchell Warner | |
| 31-12-1972 | Grey reef shark | Scuba diving & U/W photography | Hand & right shoulder lacerated | NO | Bill Curtsinger | ||
| Outside barrier reef | 12-09-1970 | 1 m shark | Spearfishing | Another diver shot shark, shark bit his left foream PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 20yo Aismerael Samsel | |
| Koror | 03-04-1965 | 15h30 | Tiger shark, tooth fragment recovered | Walking on reef | Right leg bitten | NO | 8yo Barry Nakamura |
| Koror | 03-11-1963 | 03h00 | Dooley believed his Injury was caused by stingray (Dasyatidae family) | Fishing | Left calf lacerated | NO | 35yo Saburo Dooley |
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