Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at Château-Royal Beach, Nouméa, South Province, NEW CALEDONIA — 2023-02-19
What happened
Historical record: Château-Royal Beach, Nouméa, South Province, NEW CALEDONIA. Recorded date: 2023-02-19. Classification: Unprovoked.
What is known
- Recorded classification: Unprovoked
What remains uncertain
- Some databases display the preceding date, likely due to date/time normalization.
- Historical source match supplied with the recovery material; not independently verified.
Fact panel
- Date
- 2023-02-19
- Date precision
- Exact
- Location
- Château-Royal Beach, Nouméa, South Province, NEW CALEDONIA
- Country
- NEW CALEDONIA
- Activity
- Swimming
- Incident classification
- Unprovoked
- Area / state
- South Province
- Person / vessel
- Chris Davis
- Age
- 59
- Sex
- M
- Time
- 16h00
- Injury / case note
- Fatal; multiple bites reported.
- Outcome
- Fatal
- Species
- Bull/tiger shark reports conflict
- Species confidence
- Reported
- Coordinate precision
- Region
Incident location
Château-Royal Beach, Nouméa, South Province, NEW CALEDONIA
Approximate area: South Province
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Location precision: Approximate area
Representative map position for South Province from Natural Earth. This marks the general area, not the exact incident site. This is historical location context, not live shark tracking or a measure of risk.
Sources and verification
- Contemporary New Caledonia/Australian reporting cross-checked against GSAF-derived record — www.abc.net.auSupports: Historical incident fields; supplied source match, not independent verification
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 This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-25.
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Supplementary content updated: 2026-09-24. This does not change the original verification status or review date.