Incident Report

Madang, Papua New Guinea

Tuesday, September 21, 1965

Non-fatalSpearfishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Location

LegMultiple areas

Injury Severity

Minor

Injury Details

Minor injury, speared shark lacerated his kneecap & leg PROVOKED INCIDENT

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waning Crescent

Season

Winter (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Monday

Individual

Name

Dabek Orou, male

Sex

Activity

Spearfishing

Location

Address

Madang, Papua New Guinea

Body of Water

Coral Sea

Location Type

Harbor

Coordinates

-5.2120, 145.8054

Madang, Papua New Guinea

Incident Profile

Environmental

Individual

Location

Location

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