List of all shark attacks in papua-new-guinea
Fatal Attacks
57
Unprovoked Attacks
111
Total Attacks
135
There have been a total of 135 shark attacks in PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Out of those, 57 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 42.22%. 111 attacks came out of the blue while 24 have been provoked by humans.
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragelapara reef | 25-12-2019 | 16h30 | Spearfishing | FATAL | YES | 33yo Kala Gerea | |
| 16-02-2014 | Night | Sailing | No injury to occupants, hull bitten | NO | 21yo OneDLL | ||
| Pigeon Island | 19-11-2011 | Scuba diving | No injury, shark collided with diver | NO | male | ||
| Hula, near Port Moresby | 10-09-2011 | Afternoon | Tiger shark, 2m | Kite Surfing | Lacerations to right leg | NO | 30yo Thomas Viot |
| Brooker Island , Calvados Chain | 12-06-2002 | Arm severely lacerated, surgically amputated | NO | ||||
| Gawa Reefs, Sudest Island | 12-06-2002 | Attempting to retreive a dinghy | FATAL | YES | an elementary school teacher | ||
| Tewatewa Island | 20-05-2002 | Collecting beche-de-mer | Wrist lacerated | NO | 14yo Billy Leonard | ||
| Long Island near Madang, about 500 km (310 miles) north of the South Pacific nation's capital of Por | 29-06-2000 | FATAL | YES | male | |||
| Long Island near Madang, about 500 km (310 miles) north of the South Pacific nation's capital of Por | 06-05-2000 | Diving | FATAL | YES | male | ||
| Long Island near Madang, about 500 km (310 miles) north of the South Pacific nation's capital of Por | 06-05-2000 | Standing | Left leg & ankle bitten | NO | 9yo Adam |
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