Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1962 Sisi (west coast of island), Manus Island, ADMIRALTY ISLANDS

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1962

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Sisi (west coast of island), Manus Island, ADMIRALTY ISLANDS

🌍 ADMIRALTY ISLANDS

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 26

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Facial lacerations

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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