Shark attack, 1963-12-04 (Unprovoked)
Location: Pomio, South Coast, East New Britain, NEW BRITAIN
Activity: Spearfishing
Victim: Patape (M, age 22)
Injury: FATAL, leg severely bitten
Fatal: Y
Species: Tiger shark
Source: Times Courier (Lae, PNG), 12/4/1963; Oldham Evening Chronicle 1/6/1964