Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at Long Beach Southland New Zealand — February 1962
What happened
A historical reference describes an event at Long Beach Southland New Zealand in 1962-02. Recorded activity: Swimming; deliberately grabbed what was thought to be kelp. Classification: Provoked. Outcome: Non-fatal.
What is known
- Location recorded in the historical reference: Long Beach Southland New Zealand.
- Date: 1962-02.
- Activity: Swimming; deliberately grabbed what was thought to be kelp.
- Classification: Provoked.
- Outcome: Non-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
- February 1962
- Date precision
- Month
- Location
- Long Beach Southland New Zealand
- Country
- New Zealand
- Activity
- Swimming; deliberately grabbed what was thought to be kelp
- Incident classification
- Provoked
- Outcome
- Non-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 This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-04.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.