Fatal Swimming Attack

1968 Orokolo Bay, Gulf Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1968

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Orokolo Bay, Gulf Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

🌍 PAPUA NEW GUINEA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 7

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL Laceration to chest

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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