Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Diving Attack

1957 Kieta, Bougainville (North Solomons), SOLOMON ISLANDS

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1957

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Kieta, Bougainville (North Solomons), SOLOMON ISLANDS

🌍 SOLOMON ISLANDS

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 15

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Leg severed

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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