Incident Report

Water Island, Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands

Saturday, February 1, 1958

Non-fatalSpearfishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Location

Torso

Injury Severity

Moderate

Injury Details

Chest bitten by speared shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

Circumstances

Time in Water

Extended

Water Depth

Standing

Shallow

Moderate

Deep

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waxing Gibbous

Season

Winter (Northern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Saturday

Individual

Name

U.S. Navy U.D.T. Diver trainee, Ronald Gerringer

Age

Sex

Activity

Spearfishing

Location

Address

Water Island, US Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands

Body of Water

Caribbean Sea

Location Type

Reef

Coordinates

18.3197, -64.9533

Water Island, Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

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