Date09-Mar-1961
TypeUnprovoked
CountryNORTH PACIFIC OCEAN
LocationLeeward side of island, directly in back of Mid-Pac barrel storage area
ActivityFree diving
SpeciesGrey reef shark, 1.8 m [6'] grey reef shark, identified by Dr. L.P. L. Schultz based on photographs; identified as C. melanopterus by Stewart
InjuryRight elbow bitten
VictimJames K. Stewart, Male, 33 years old
Time15h30
SourceJ.K. Stewart; Albert Tester; V.M. Coppleson (1962), p.254; H.D. Baldridge, p.207
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