DateLate Jul-1959
TypeBoat
CountryNORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
LocationBetween Bimini & Miami
SpeciesOceanic whitetip shark,1.8 m [6']
InjuryNo injury to occupant, shark bit propeller as Wade was refueling
Victim17' boat, occupant: Richard Wade
SourceJ. Randall in Sharks & Survival, p.356
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