List of all shark attacks in new-caledonia
Fatal Attacks
19
Unprovoked Attacks
51
Total Attacks
56
There have been a total of 56 shark attacks in NEW CALEDONIA. Out of those, 19 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 33.93%. 51 attacks came out of the blue while 5 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noumea | Bathing | FATAL | YES | Charley Smith | |||
| 13-02-1964 | Diving for trochus shell | FATAL, foot & part of other leg severed | YES | 15yo Bernard Taye | |||
| 31-12-1960 | Spearfishing | Arm injured | NO | ||||
| Mangalia Reef above Touho | 31-12-1949 | Helmet diving, collecting trochus shell | Arm bitten, surgically amputated | NO | male | ||
| Noumea | 21-06-1898 | boat from City of Naples capsized | FATAL | YES | 14 sailors | ||
| Noumea | 05-05-1886 | 12h00 | Bathing | FATAL | YES | male |
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