List of all shark attacks in Bougainville (North Solomons)
Fatal Attacks
3
Unprovoked Attacks
7
Total Attacks
9
There have been a total of 9 shark attacks in Bougainville (North Solomons). Out of those, 3 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 33.33%. 7 attacks came out of the blue while 2 have been provoked by humans.
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Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sohano Island, Buka Passage | Swimming close to wharf | Hand severed | NO | male | |||
| Tung Island, off the west coast of Buka Island | Spearfishing | Bitten on face while taking shark off spear PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | male | |||
| Orava (Aravo) Islet , near Kieta. | Spearfishing | FATAL, "Nearly bitten in two through loin". | YES | 18yo male | |||
| Kieta | Diving from canoe | Leg severed | NO | 15yo Matthew Sonieva | |||
| Kahuli, Buka Island | Washing | FATAL, torso bitten | YES | male | |||
| Kieta | Diving from canoe | Injured while Sonieva was transferred to another canoe | NO | 17yo Omni (rescuer) | |||
| Buka Island | 09-12-1964 | Thigh severely lacerated | NO | male | |||
| Off Sing Village, Buka Island | 08-12-1964 | Late afternoon | 2.1 m [7'] shark | Canoe swamped, swimming back to canoe | Survived | NO | 28yo Soso, a male |
| 29-03-1963 | Night | The 500-ton coastal trader Polurrian foundered | FATAL | YES | Daniel Viva, missionary |
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