List of all shark attacks in solomon-islands
Fatal Attacks
12
Unprovoked Attacks
21
Total Attacks
30
There have been a total of 30 shark attacks in SOLOMON ISLANDS. Out of those, 12 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 40.00%. 21 attacks came out of the blue while 9 have been provoked by humans.
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of Guadalcanal | Thrown from destroyer when shell hit | Hip bitten | NO | 19yo | |||
| Cape Esperance (near Savo Islands) | His ship, the US destroyer Duncan DD 485, had been sunk by crossfire from Japanese warships. He was wearing a kapok lifejacket & using 2 aluminum powder tins for floatation | Foot, hand, elbow & calf lacerated & abraded, thigh gashed | NO | 25yo Lieutenant Commander Herbert Richard Kabat | |||
| Honiara | 17h30 | FATAL | YES | 22yo Matthew Keia, a Lord Howe native | |||
| Munda Island, Roviana Lagoon | Floating on his back | Buttock bitten | NO | American male | |||
| Munda | Floating | Buttock bitten | NO | male | |||
| Kieta | Diving from canoe | Leg severed | NO | 15yo Matthew Sonieva | |||
| Japanese aircraft shot down. He was one of two survivors rescued by the U.S. destroyer Mugford | Lacerations to left arm | NO | Tamaki Amano | ||||
| Guadalcanal | Swimming | Arm severed | NO | U.S. soldier in 161st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division | |||
| Honiara | 17h30 | FATAL | YES | 28yo Melanesian woman | |||
| Susukana Plantation | 21-09-1963 | 13h00 | 5.5 m [18'] shark | Spearing fish | FATAL, right thigh, calf & foot bitten | YES | 30yo Dovi |
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