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Near Key West, USA — 07-Aug-1967

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Shark Attack Incident

Near Key West, USA

August 6, 1967

Non-fatal

Date07-Aug-1967

TypeUnprovoked

CountryUSA

LocationNear Key West

ActivitySpearfishing

SpeciesNurse shark, 106 cm, 28-lb, male

InjuryShark grasped thigh

VictimDonald Ritter, Male, 15 years old

Time14h30

SourceH.D. Baldridge, p.193; Clark, p.86

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