Date04-Oct-1959
TypeUnprovoked
CountryUSA
LocationBodega Rock, Sonoma County
ActivityDiving for abalone
SpeciesWhite shark, 5 m [16.5'], identified by Dr. W. I. Follett on tooth marks
InjuryAnkle twisted, swim fin bitten
VictimJames Hay, Male, 30 years old
Time15h15
SourceSan Francisco Chronicle, 10/7/1959n; D. Miller & R. Collier; R. Collier, pp.25-26; P. Gilbert, L. Schultz & S. Springer (1960); H.D. Baldridge, p.70
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