Shark attack at Toro Passage, Western District, New Guinea

Shark attack details: Toro Passage, Western District, Nov-1960
Date of attack: November 1st 1960
Location: Toro Passage, Western District
Shark species: 1.4 m [4'6"] blacktip shark
Name of victim: Fisheries trainee
Sex of victim: M
Activity:
Injury: Left wrist bitten by netted shark placed in bottom of dinghy PROVOKED INCIDENT

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1.4 m [4'6 1.4 m [4'6"] Blacktip shark

New Guinea

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