Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1967 Barawon Beach, near Rabaul, New Britain, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1967

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Barawon Beach, near Rabaul, New Britain, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

🌍 PAPUA NEW GUINEA

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 14

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Leg bitten

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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