Date13-Aug-1959
TypeProvoked
CountryUSA
LocationLaJolla, San Diego County
ActivitySpearfishing with Joe Turner (24). Shark attracted to speared halibut on belt of one diver, tried to bite Ide’s speargun & he shot it in the mouth
SpeciesHammerhead shark, 9'
InjuryNo injury, PROVOKED INCIDENT
VictimDon Ide, Male, 32 years old
SourceIndependent, 8/14/1959, p. 2; V.M. Coppleson (1962), p.147
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