Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at Basse Vallée Saint Philippe Reunion, Réunion — November 30, 1972
Original historical summary
The original reference is retained below. Supplementary source details appear in the fact panel; protected facts and unresolved differences remain unchanged.
A historical reference describes an event at Basse Vallée Saint Philippe Reunion, Réunion in 1972-11-30. Recorded activity: Spearfishing. Classification: Unprovoked. Outcome: Fatal.
Original reference details
- Location recorded in the historical reference: Basse Vallée Saint Philippe Reunion, Réunion.
- Date: 1972-11-30.
- Activity: Spearfishing.
- Classification: Unprovoked.
- Outcome: Fatal.
Source limitations and unresolved differences
- No shark species identification is supported by the retained evidence.
- 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.
- The supplied source lists 1972-12-01; the existing reviewed date is retained pending case-level reconciliation.
Fact panel
- Date
- November 30, 1972
- Date precision
- Exact
- Location
- Basse Vallée Saint Philippe Reunion, Réunion
- Country
- Réunion
- Activity
- Spearfishing
- Incident classification
- Unprovoked
- Area / state
- Saint-Philippe
- Injury / case note
- Fatal
- Outcome
- 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.
Incident location
Basse Vallée, Saint-Philippe, Réunion
The recorded area has not yet been matched reliably to the map.
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 Data Lab 1972 index / Reunion historical records — www.sharkdatalab.comSupports: Supplementary historical fields; existing reviewed facts retained
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 This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-04.
Historical facts retain the provenance and uncertainty of the cited references. Source timestamps record when the supplied material was imported, not an independent source retrieval or verification.
Supplementary content updated: 2026-09-24. This does not change the original verification status or review date.