Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at Reef 40Km East Vanua Levu Fiji — August 16, 2019
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A historical reference describes an event at Reef 40Km East Vanua Levu Fiji in 2019-08-16. Recorded activity: Spearfishing. Classification: Unprovoked. Outcome: Non-fatal.
Original reference details
- Location recorded in the historical reference: Reef 40Km East Vanua Levu Fiji.
- Date: 2019-08-16.
- Activity: Spearfishing.
- Classification: Unprovoked.
- Outcome: Non-fatal.
Source limitations and unresolved differences
- 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
- August 16, 2019
- Date precision
- Exact
- Location
- Reef 40Km East Vanua Levu Fiji
- Country
- Fiji
- Activity
- Spearfishing
- Incident classification
- Unprovoked
- Person / vessel
- Evan G.Leeson
- Age
- 32.0
- Sex
- M
- Time
- 12h30
- Outcome
- Non-fatal
- Species
- Grey reef shark
- Species confidence
- Reported
- 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
reef 40km east Vanua Levu, Fiji
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.
- GSAF-derived structured public mirror (sascha-pst/bullish_on_sharks/global_shark_attacks.csv) — github.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 This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-04.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.