Incident Report

West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Wednesday, June 17, 1964

Non-fatalFishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Severity

Minor

Injury Details

No injury to occupant, shark lifted canoe's outrigger

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Environmental

Moon Phase

First Quarter

Season

Autumn (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Tuesday

Individual

Name

canoe, occupant: Herman Taman

Sex

Activity

Fishing

Location

Address

West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Body of Water

Coral Sea

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

-5.5563, 150.1530

West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

Location

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West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

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