Non-fatal Attack

1959 Uga, Banaira, Milne Bay, Milne Bay Province, NEW GUINEA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1959

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Uga, Banaira, Milne Bay, Milne Bay Province, NEW GUINEA

🌍 NEW GUINEA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left calf & right thigh bitten

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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