Date03-Feb-2000
TypeUnprovoked
CountryNEW ZEALAND
LocationOreti Beach (reported as the 4th person bitten in NZ in 2000)
ActivitySurfing
InjuryNo injury, wetsuit punctured
VictimMichael Petas, Male, 12 years old
SourceWaikato Times; Southland Times, 10/23/1999, p.1