Date26-Dec-1956
TypeUnprovoked
CountryPAPUA NEW GUINEA
LocationSamarai Island (south end)
ActivitySpearfishing
Species2.4 m [8'] tiger shark caught 40 hours later with shorts of the boy in its gut
InjuryFATAL, left leg severed at hip, left torso removed
VictimPatterson (John) Nikuniko, Male, 19 years old
Time13h00
SourceBeavis, Kwato Mission; District Commissioner, Samarai; South Pacific Post, 10/29/1956; A.M. Rapson, p.149
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