Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1968 Madang Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1968

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Madang Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

🌍 PAPUA NEW GUINEA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Sea Disaster

🩹 Injury Details

Remains recovered days later from shark

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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