KIRIBATI | 740 miles SE of Tarawa Atoll |

Incident Details:

year: 2013
location:
area: 740 miles SE of Tarawa Atoll
country: KIRIBATI
fatality: non-fatal
species: Unknown
victim: male
gender: M
age: 35
injury: Severe injury to arm
time:
species detail:
source: Coast Guard News, 12/16/2013
species: Unknown shark
date: 13-Dec-2013
activity: Attempting to remove fishing net from submerged object

Reconstruction of the Shark Attack

In the year 2013 on the date reported as 13-Dec-2013 - male, a male aged 35 was Attempting to remove fishing net from submerged object near . An Unknown shark was reported to have attacked male. The attack was non-fatal (Severe injury to arm)