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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moem Village near Wewak | 11-09-1965 | 14h00 | 0.9 m [3'] shark | Fishing (rod & line) | Leg & hand bitten by shark that had been speared by another fisherman PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Ilu |
| Huhunoti Island | 31-05-1965 | Spearfishing | Minor injury | NO | Mr. Belle Yang, a school teacher | ||
| 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 |
| Southern end | 30-06-1964 | canoeing | No injury to occupant, canoe struck several times by shark | NO | occupant: child | ||
| A reef off New Hanover (Northern end) | 30-06-1964 | Standing / fishing | FATAL, leg severed | YES | Kambagil, male | ||
| Near Rabaul | 16-06-1964 | 2.4 m [8'] shark | Fishing | No injury to occupant, shark lifted canoe's outrigger | NO | canoe, occupant: Herman Taman | |
| Inshore side of reef near Madang | 06-04-1964 | Fishing | FATAL | YES | Simon Kilaleg | ||
| 30 miles from Port Moresby | 27-03-1964 | Midnight | Canoe capsized with 10 occupants, 8 survived, Hamilton swam off to seek help | Presumed FATAL | YES | 32yo Donald Hamilton | |
| 05-01-1964 | Tiger shark | Fishing | FATAL | YES | male |
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