Date24-Aug-1981
TypeProvoked
CountryUSA
LocationGulf Island National Seashore Park
ActivitySpearfishing
Species1.8 m [6'] shark, species identity questionable
InjuryShot shark, then it bit him. Puncture wounds on leg PROVOKED INCIDENT
VictimTed Best, Male, 19 years old
SourceA. MacCormick, pp.82-83, citing the New Orleans Times-Picayune, 8/25/1981
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