Date02-Jul-1958
TypeProvoked
CountryUSA
LocationSiesta Key, Sarasota County
ActivityFree diving
SpeciesNurse shark, 1.5 m [5'] identified by Dr. E. Clark on description of shark
InjuryHe grabbed shark, it bit his leg below the knee PROVOKED INCIDENT
VictimJohn Hamlin, Male, 20 years old
Time14h30
SourceE. Clark, GSAF. H. D. Baldridge, p.26