Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

2002 Brooker Island , Calvados Chain, Louisiade Archipelago, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2002

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Brooker Island , Calvados Chain, Louisiade Archipelago, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

🌍 PAPUA NEW GUINEA

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Arm severely lacerated, surgically amputated

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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