Date15-Aug-1956
TypeUnprovoked
CountryUSA
LocationPismo Beach, San Luis Obispo County
ActivitySwimming near pier
SpeciesWhite shark, 2.7 m [9']
InjuryLacerated thigh, hand & shoulder
VictimDouglas Clarke, Male, 10 years old
Time16h30
SourceD. Miller & R. Collier, V.M. Coppleson (1958), p.255; R. Collier, p. 15
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