Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Fatal Swimming Attack

2003 Pukapuka Northern Group, Cook Islands, NEW ZEALAND

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2003

⏰ Night

📍 Location

Pukapuka Northern Group, Cook Islands, NEW ZEALAND

🌍 NEW ZEALAND

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 45

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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