Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1961 Wotua Beach, 70 miles from Suva, 19S, 178?E, FIJI

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1961

⏰ 11h00

📍 Location

Wotua Beach, 70 miles from Suva, 19S, 178?E, FIJI

🌍 FIJI

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right forearm bitten

🦈 Species Information

?

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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