Date28-May-1972
TypeUnprovoked
CountryUSA
LocationBird Rock, near Tomales Point, Marin County
ActivityFree diving for abalone
SpeciesWhite shark, 4.4 m to 5 m [14.5' to 16.5']
InjuryBitten on legs & buttock
VictimHelmut Himmrich, Male, 32 years old
Time13h30
SourceD. Miller & R. Collier, R. Collier, pp.48-50; Evening Tribune (San Diego) 7/17/1972; H.D. Baldridge, p.78; J. McCosker & R.N. Lea
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