Incident Report

Sanibel, Florida, United States

Thursday, June 26, 1958

Non-fatalWadingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Location

Foot

Injury Severity

Minor

Injury Details

Right foot bitten when he walked into shark's head PROVOKED INCIDENT

Circumstances

Time in Water

Just entered

Water Depth

Standing

Shallow

Moderate

Deep

Environmental

Moon Phase

First Quarter

Season

Summer (Northern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Wednesday

Individual

Name

Eric Napier Cockerill

Age

Sex

Activity

Wading

Location

Address

Sanibel, Florida, United States

Body of Water

Gulf of Mexico

Location Type

Beach

Coordinates

26.4486, -82.0239

Sanibel, Florida, United States

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

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