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Kerpuna, NEW GUINEA — 1949
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Shark Attack Incident
Kerpuna, NEW GUINEA
January 1, 1949
Fatal
Date
1949
Type
Unprovoked
Country
NEW GUINEA
Location
Kerpuna
Activity
Swimming
Injury
FATAL. One man's abdomen removed, the other received severe multiple injuries.
Victim
2 males, Male
Source
A. Bleakley; A.M. Rapson, p.148
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