Non-fatal Fishing Attack

1970 Outside barrier reef, Western Caroline Islands (North Pacific Ocean), PALAU

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📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1970

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Outside barrier reef, Western Caroline Islands (North Pacific Ocean), PALAU

🌍 PALAU

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 20

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Another diver shot shark, shark bit his left foream PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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