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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Unprovoked
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Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off Lae | Aircraft ditched in the sea, swimming ashore | Shark bumped him | NO | male | |||
| Kombe, Talasea | Several sharks involved | Spearfishing | FATAL, severe abdominal injuries | YES | male | ||
| Paga Point, Port Moresby | Fishing | Leg bitten, but survived | NO | native | |||
| Kerema | male | Hand bitten | NO | a native | |||
| 31-12-1969 | Freediving | Lacerations to back | NO | 15yo Mosley | |||
| 03-11-1968 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Wreck of the Storm King | Remains recovered days later from shark | NO | male | ||
| 30-04-1968 | Standing | Lower leg severely lacerated | NO | 17yo Tamuk Gilaba | |||
| Orokolo Bay | 10-04-1968 | Swimming | FATAL Laceration to chest | YES | 7yo Hukolapa Laiokeke | ||
| Finschafen | 16-01-1968 | 17h30 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 13yo Awin Ieromia | |
| Port Moresby | 20-12-1967 | Questionable incident | Spearfishing | No injury | NO | 32yo Bob Valentine |
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