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St. Croix, Cane Bay, USA — 14-Oct-1972

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Shark Attack Incident

St. Croix, Cane Bay, USA

October 13, 1972

Fatal

Date14-Oct-1972

TypeUnprovoked

CountryUSA

LocationSt. Croix, Cane Bay

ActivityScuba diving

SpeciesOceanic whitetip shark x 2

InjuryFATAL, body not recovered

VictimRodney Temple, Male

SourceH.D. Baldridge, pp.177 & 185

17.6920°, -64.8357°via nominatim

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