Date23-Sep-1943
TypeUnprovoked
CountryPANAMA
LocationNorth shore of Rey Island, Las Perlas archipelago
ActivityDived overboard to check propeller of US Navy motor torpedo boat
SpeciesWhite shark, 2 m [6'9"] (Tooth fragment recovered from victim's shoulder & identified by J.T. Nicholls)
InjuryFATAL, left leg & shoulder bitten
Victimsailor, Male, 20 years old
Time14h35
SourceCaptain B. H. Kean
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