Date29-Aug-1962
TypeProvoked
CountryUSA
LocationSolana Beach, San Diego County
ActivityDiving for abalone
SpeciesHorn shar,k Heterodontus francisci, 1.2 m [4']
InjuryStruck shark with abalone bar to scare it away from abalone, but shark bit his shoulder PROVOKED INCIDENT
VictimKnox Harris, Male, 39 years old
Time08h30
SourceSAF Case #1059; D. Miller & R. Collier; R. Collier, p. xxv; H.D. Baldridge, p.164
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