Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at Marine Parade Napier Hawke Bay North Island New Zealand — December 1896
What happened
A historical reference describes an event at Marine Parade Napier Hawke Bay North Island New Zealand in 1896-12. Recorded activity: Swimming. Classification: Unprovoked. Outcome: Fatal.
What is known
- Location recorded in the historical reference: Marine Parade Napier Hawke Bay North Island New Zealand.
- Date: 1896-12.
- Activity: Swimming.
- Classification: Unprovoked.
- Outcome: Fatal.
What remains uncertain
- No shark species identification is supported by the retained evidence.
- The date is intentionally shown with limited precision; no day is invented.
- This restoration uses a supplied historical summary citing the general GSAF incident log, not a case-level primary document. It has not been independently verified.
Fact panel
- Date
- December 1896
- Date precision
- Month
- Location
- Marine Parade Napier Hawke Bay North Island New Zealand
- Country
- New Zealand
- Activity
- Swimming
- Incident classification
- Unprovoked
- Outcome
- Fatal
- Species
- Unknown
- Species confidence
- Unknown
- Coordinate precision
- Unknown
Location context
Historical locations can be approximate. No coordinates have been assigned from the place name, and this record does not imply a map marker or a current risk estimate.
Sources and verification
- Historical incident log (general reference) — Global Shark Attack FileSupports: General reference cited by the supplied historical summary; not independently checked against a case-level record.
Shark incident records can change as investigations develop. This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-04.
The cited incident log is a general reference, not a linked case-level primary document. Source timestamps record when the supplied reference was imported, not an independent source retrieval or verification.