Date19-May-1960
TypeUnprovoked
CountryUSA
LocationAptos, Santa Cruz County
ActivitySwimming
SpeciesWhite shark, 4 m to 5 m [13' to 16.5']
InjuryLeft leg bitten, surgically amputated below the knee
VictimSuzanne Marie Theriot, Female, 16 years old
Time13h00
SourceD. Miller & R. Collier; R. Collier, pp.31-32; V.M. Coppleson (1962), p.249; H.D. Baldridge, p.71
Shark Data Lab