Date23-Aug-1966
TypeUnprovoked
CountryNEW BRITAIN
LocationButliwan Village, 15 miles north of Rabaul
ActivitySwimming
SpeciesA pack of 6 sharks
InjuryFATAL
VictimMemilana Bokset (female - rescuer), Female, 13 years old
TimeMidday
SourceAge (Melbourne), Hudderfield Daily Examiner (Yorkshire), Evening Press (Dublin), 8/23/196;; Irish News (Belfast), 8/24/1966; A. MacCormick, p.161
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