Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Fatal Attack

1959 Trench’s Beach, Guadalcanal Island, Guadalcanal Province, SOLOMON ISLANDS

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1959

⏰ 17h00

📍 Location

Trench’s Beach, Guadalcanal Island, Guadalcanal Province, SOLOMON ISLANDS

🌍 SOLOMON ISLANDS

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 15

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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