Shark attack, 1961-06-01 (Provoked)
Location: Rossun, Manus, Admiralty Islands, Manus Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Activity: Fishing, speared shark upset canoe & man fell in water
Victim: Marik-Pokas (M, age 19)
Injury: Left thigh severely bitten, but he regained  the canoe, then shark bit canoe PROVOKED INCIDENT
Fatal: N
Species: 2.7 m [9']shark
Source: J. McDonough; A. M. Rapson, p.147; Papua and New Guinea Agricultural Journal;