Date13-Jun-1982
TypeUnprovoked
CountryUSA
LocationHo'okipa Beach, Pa'ia, Maui
ActivitySailboarding, fell into water 100 yards outside the breakwater
Species1.2 m to 1.5 m [4' to 5'] "reef shark"
InjuryThigh bitten 3 times
VictimScott Shoemaker, Male
SourceJ. Borg, p.76; L. Taylor (1993), pp.106-107; Windsurfing Magazine, Sept/Oct 1993
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