Date30-Mar-1952
TypeUnprovoked
CountryNETHERLANDS ANTILLES
ActivityWent to aid of child being menaced by the shark
SpeciesBull shark, 2.7 m [9'] was captured & dragged on the sand where tissue taken from Eggink was found in its gut. Species identification was made by S. Springer based on 4 photographs of the shark.
InjuryButtock bitten, tissue removed
VictimA.J. Eggink, Male
SourceJ. Randall, p.352 in Sharks & Survival; H.D. Baldridge, p.172
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