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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-03-1963 | Night | The 500-ton coastal trader Polurrian foundered | FATAL | YES | Daniel Viva, missionary | ||
| North Coast, Guadalcanal Island | 31-01-1962 | Swimming outside fishing net | FATAL, shoulder & thigh bitten | YES | Mr. Loloi, a constable | ||
| Trench’s Beach, Guadalcanal Island | 01-02-1959 | 17h00 | Bathing with sister | FATAL, body not recovered | YES | 15yo Donald Battye or David James Battye | |
| 06-05-1957 | Fishing | Legs nipped & he bit shark's snout | NO | Elison Sevo | |||
| 05-11-1937 | Two canoes with 14 aboard blown to sea in a storm. While adrift for 3 week, one person fell overboard and was killed by a shark | FATAL | YES | ||||
| Makira Island | 04-06-1935 | Fishing | FATAL | YES | a native | ||
| Savo Island | 27-03-1924 | Swimming | Left arm severed, leg bitten | NO | male | ||
| Savo | 05-07-1912 | Bathing | FATAL | YES | male | ||
| Guadalcanal | 31-12-1879 | Arm & leg severed, survived | NO | boy | |||
| Makira Island (Formerly San Cristobal) | 11-02-1855 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | male |
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