Fatal Fishing Attack

2008 off Paoay, Ilocos Norte Province, Luzon, PHILIPPINES

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2008

⏰ 10h00 -- 11h00

📍 Location

off Paoay, Ilocos Norte Province, Luzon, PHILIPPINES

🌍 PHILIPPINES

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 39

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Torso & righ arm bitten FATAL

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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