Fatal Swimming Attack

1949 Kerpuna, Abau Sub District, Central Province, NEW GUINEA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1949

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Kerpuna, Abau Sub District, Central Province, NEW GUINEA

🌍 NEW GUINEA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL. One man's abdomen removed, the other received severe multiple injuries.

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks have no bones.

Sharks can smell a drop of blood from miles away.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.

Sharks sleep like humans do.

You're more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a shark.