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40 miles south of Nantucket, USA — 22-Aug-1969
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Shark Attack Incident
40 miles south of Nantucket, USA
August 21, 1969
Non-fatal
Date
22-Aug-1969
Type
Provoked
Country
USA
Location
40 miles south of Nantucket
Activity
Fishing
Injury
Leg bitten by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
Victim
Robert Eleniefsky, Male, 28 years old
Source
Portsmouth Herald, 8/23/1969
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