| Date of attack: | Jun 10th 1962 |
|---|---|
| Location: | Mouth of Suareng River, a mile from Taludig, |
| Shark species: | Possibly a bronze Whaler shark |
| Name of victim: | boy from Aitape, West Sepik |
| Sex of victim: | M |
| Activity: | Washing |
| Injury: | FATAL, chest & leg bitten |
Shark attack at Mouth of Suareng River, a mile from Taludig, , Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Attacks by region
- Central Province (20)
- New Ireland Province (14)
- Madang Province (12)
- Admiralty Islands, Manus Province (8)
- Morobe Province (7)
- Bougainville (North Solomons) (7)
- West New Britain Province (7)
- New Britain (6)
- Milne Bay Province (6)
- Madang (5)
Attacks by location
- Taludig (3)
- Long Island near Madang, about 500 km (310 miles) north of the South Pacific nation's capital of Port Moresby (3)
- Port Moresby (3)
- Madang (3)
- Singour, 60 miles south of Madang (2)
- Brooker Island , Calvados Chain (2)
- Hula (2)
- East Nakanai, Talasea (2)
- Manus Island (2)