Date15-Aug-1959
TypeUnprovoked
CountryUSA
LocationPanama City, Bay County
ActivitySpearfishing on Scuba
Species3.7 m [12'] shark
InjuryFATAL, disappeared, dive gear & clothing found with teethmarks, presumed taken by a shark
VictimLt. James C. Neal, Male, 26 years old
SourceWashington Post, 8/17/1959; P. Gilbert, L. Schultz & S. Springer (1960); H.D. Baldridge, p.183
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