Date19-Aug-2003
TypeUnprovoked
CountryUSA
LocationAvila Beach, San Luis Obispo County
ActivitySwimming, wearing black wetsuit & swim fins
Species4.5 m to 5.5 m [15' to 18'] white shark
InjuryFATAL Hip & upper thigh bitten, femoral artery severed
VictimDeborah Franzman, Female, 50 years old
Time08h15
SourceR. Collier, GSAF
Shark Data Lab