Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Fatal Fishing Attack

1964 A reef off New Hanover (Northern end), New Ireland Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1964

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

A reef off New Hanover (Northern end), New Ireland Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

🌍 PAPUA NEW GUINEA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, leg severed

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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