Date20-Aug-1961
TypeUnprovoked
CountryUSA
LocationPortuguese Beach at mouth of Salmon Creek, Sonoma County
ActivitySwimming
SpeciesWhite shark, 4 m [13']
InjuryFoot, leg & groin lacerated
VictimDavid Vogensen, Male, 16 years old
Time09h30 / 15h30
SourceL.A. Times, 8/21/1961; D. Miller & R. Collier; R. Collier, p.33; V.M. Coppleson (1962), p.249; H.D. Baldridge, p.72
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