Date21-Jun-1933
TypeUnprovoked
CountryUSA
LocationNorth end of Morris Island at mouth of Charleston Harbor
ActivitySitting in 3' of water
SpeciesThought to involve a 2.4 m [8'] lemon shark; two 2.4 m lemon sharks caught within 100 yds of the site a week prior to & a week after this incident
InjuryRight knee & left leg bitten
VictimDayton Hastie, Male, 15 years old
SourceE. M. Burton (1935); V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp.152-153 & 252; Randall in Sharks and Survival, p.350; Note: A. Resciniti lists date as 21-Jul-1933
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