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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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Near Madang Town | Foot severed | NO | child | ||||
| Mailu area | Fishing | FATAL, multiple injuries | YES | male, from Laluoro | |||
| Enang , Kavieng | Hand & shoulder bitten | NO | Olai | ||||
| Kalapiai, Kombe | Fishing | Minor injuries | NO | male | |||
| Kapakapa | 3.7 m [12'] shark | Spearfishing, holding 5' speared fish | Left forearm & hand bitten, surgically amputated | NO | Bogana Sabati | ||
| Taludig | Thigh bitten | NO | Anonymous | ||||
| St. George’s Channel | Spent 8 days in dinghy | No injury, but shark removed the heel & part of his left shoe | NO | pilot | |||
| Kahuli, Buka Island | Washing | FATAL, torso bitten | YES | male | |||
| Off Taludig Village, at mouth of the Murnass River | 3.5 m [11'6"] shark captured | Lower left leg bitten, surgically amputated | NO | Upad, a boy | |||
| Kieta | Diving from canoe | Injured while Sonieva was transferred to another canoe | NO | 17yo Omni (rescuer) |
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