Incident Report

Golf, Florida, United States

Monday, August 24, 1981

Non-fatalSpearfishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Location

Leg

Injury Severity

Moderate

Injury Details

Shot shark, then it bit him. Puncture wounds on leg PROVOKED INCIDENT

Environmental

Moon Phase

Last Quarter

Season

Summer (Northern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Sunday

Individual

Name

Ted Best

Age

Sex

Activity

Spearfishing

Location

Address

Golf, Florida, United States

Body of Water

Gulf of Mexico

Location Type

Beach

Coordinates

26.5056, -80.1046

Golf, Florida, United States

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