List of all shark attacks in Madang Province
Fatal Attacks
7
Unprovoked Attacks
13
Total Attacks
16
There have been a total of 16 shark attacks in Madang Province. Out of those, 7 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 43.75%. 13 attacks came out of the blue while 3 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Standing | Left leg & ankle bitten | NO | 9yo Adam | ||
| 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 | ||
| Madang | 08-02-1996 | Thigh | NO | College student | |||
| Madang | 08-02-1996 | FATAL | YES | a father of six | |||
| Madang | 08-02-1996 | Diving | Leg severed FATAL | YES | 14yo schoolboy | ||
| Singour, 60 miles south of Madang | Diving | Lower leg & foot lacerated | NO | native boy | |||
| Manam Island | FATAL | YES | |||||
| Singour, 60 miles south of Madang | Late afternoon | 14' shark | Crouching in the water | Back & thighs lacerated | NO | 26yo Ramlen | |
| Off Lae | Aircraft ditched in the sea, swimming ashore | Shark bumped him | NO | male |
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