Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Grey/Gray Shark Attack

1948 Punam Passage, Rataman census div, Namatanai, New Ireland Province, Bismarck Archipelago, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1948

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Punam Passage, Rataman census div, Namatanai, New Ireland Province, Bismarck Archipelago, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

🌍 PAPUA NEW GUINEA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 30

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Leg bitten by shark that he had speared PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Grey/Gray Shark

This species has been involved in 11 documented attacks in our database.

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