Non-fatal Grey/Gray Shark Attack

1948 Punam Passage, Rataman census div, Namatanai, New Ireland Province, Bismarck Archipelago, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1948

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Punam Passage, Rataman census div, Namatanai, New Ireland Province, Bismarck Archipelago, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

🌍 PAPUA NEW GUINEA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 30

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Leg bitten by shark that he had speared PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Grey/Gray Shark

This species has been involved in 11 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Grey/Gray Sharks

🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

Test your shark knowledge! Click "Reveal Answer" to see if each statement is a myth or fact, then learn the science behind it.

Sharks can smell a drop of blood from miles away.

All sharks are dangerous to humans.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

You're more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a shark.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.