Date07-Apr-1926
TypeUnprovoked
CountryUSA
LocationHilo Bay Yacht Club, Hilo, Hawai'i
ActivitySwimming
SpeciesAccording to Carlsmith, the shark's mouth was 3' wide
InjuryRight leg bitten thigh to heel
VictimMrs. Leonard Carlsmith, Female
Time17h30
SourceNew York Tribune, 8/9/1953; V.M. Coppleson (1958), p.260; G.H. Balazs & A.K.H. Kam; J. Borg, p.70
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