Non-fatal Fishing Attack

2011 Bay of Bweedro, Ouvéa, Loyalty Islands, NEW CALEDONIA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2011

⏰ Early afternoon

📍 Location

Bay of Bweedro, Ouvéa, Loyalty Islands, NEW CALEDONIA

🌍 NEW CALEDONIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 21

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to left forearm

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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