Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Fatal Diving Attack

1959 Levuka, Ovalau Island, Lomaiviti Province, FIJI

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1959

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Levuka, Ovalau Island, Lomaiviti Province, FIJI

🌍 FIJI

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, body not recovered

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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