Date28-Jul-1959
TypeUnprovoked
CountryUSA
LocationAlligator Head, La Jolla, San Diego County
ActivitySpearfishing (but on surface)
SpeciesHammerhead shark, 1.8 m [6'] S. zygena identified by C. Limbaugh on description
Injury14 punctures on right thigh, swim trunks torn
VictimVerne S. Fleet, Male, 25 years old
Time19h30
SourceD. Miller & R. Collier; R. Collier, pp.24-25; Garrick & L. Schultz, p.19 in Sharks & Survival; P. Gilbert, L. Schultz & S. Springer (1960)
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