Shark Attack Database

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Fatal Fishing Attack

1956 Samarai Island, Milne Bay Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1956

⏰ 12h00

📍 Location

Samarai Island, Milne Bay Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

🌍 PAPUA NEW GUINEA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 16

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, left arm, shoulder & chest bitten

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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