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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madang | 08-02-1996 | FATAL | YES | a father of six | |||
| Madang | 08-02-1996 | Diving | Leg severed FATAL | YES | 14yo schoolboy | ||
| Madang | 08-02-1996 | Thigh | NO | College student | |||
| Kavieng | 31-12-1988 | 7' silvertip shark | Scuba diving, hand feeding sharks | Thigh & calf bitten | NO | Dinah Halstead | |
| D'Entrecasteaux islands, 20 miles off the coast | 31-12-1974 | Questionable | Scuba diving | Said to be fatal and involve a 4.6 m to 6 m [15' to 20'] tiger shark but incident highly questionable | YES | Dan Hogan | |
| Kila Beach, Port Moresby | 13h20 | Swimming near canoe | FATAL, abdomen & thigh bitten | YES | Leva Kailovo | ||
| Lalaura Village | Fishing | Right thigh bitten | NO | male | |||
| Duke of York Island | Dynamiting fish | FATAL | YES | male | |||
| Punam Passage, Rataman census div, Namatanai | "grey shark" | Spearfishing | Leg bitten by shark that he had speared PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 30yo Reiman | ||
| Singour, 60 miles south of Madang | Diving | Lower leg & foot lacerated | NO | native boy |
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