New Caledonia | Ouv?a | Bay of Bweedro

Incident Details:

year: 2011
location: Bay of Bweedro
area: Ouv?a
country: New Caledonia
fatality: non-fatal
species: unknown
victim: Jean-Luc Majele
gender: M
age: 21
injury: Lacerations to left forearm
time: Early afternoon
species detail: 1.5 m shark
source: Les Nouvelles Caledoniennes 2-25-2011
species: unknown shark
date: 23-Feb-11
activity: Spearfishing

Reconstruction of the Shark Attack

In the year 2011 on the date reported as 23-Feb-11 - Jean-Luc Majele, a male aged 21 was Spearfishing near Bay of Bweedro. An unknown shark was reported to have attacked Jean-Luc Majele. The attack was non-fatal (Lacerations to left forearm)