Fatal Tiger Shark Attack

1963 Pomio, South Coast, East New Britain, NEW BRITAIN

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1963

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Pomio, South Coast, East New Britain, NEW BRITAIN

🌍 NEW BRITAIN

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 22

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, leg severely bitten

🦈 Species Information

Tiger Shark

This species has been involved in 335 documented attacks in our database.

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