Incident Report

Point Judith, Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States

Friday, September 17, 1897

Non-fatalFishing

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Incident Profile

Injury Location

Hand

Injury Severity

Moderate

Injury Details

Lacerations to hand by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waning Gibbous

Season

Summer (Northern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Friday

Individual

Name

"Hoke" Smith

Sex

Activity

Fishing

Location

Address

Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States

Body of Water

Atlantic Ocean

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

41.3657, -71.4835

Point Judith, Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States

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Point Judith, Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States

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