Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Blacktip Shark Attack

1960 Toro Passage, Western District, NEW GUINEA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1960

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Toro Passage, Western District, NEW GUINEA

🌍 NEW GUINEA

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left wrist bitten by netted shark placed in bottom of dinghy PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Blacktip Shark

This species has been involved in 113 documented attacks in our database.

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