Incident Report

Navesink, New Jersey, United States

Thursday, August 27, 1931

Non-fatalFishing

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Incident Profile

Injury Severity

Minor

Injury Details

No injury to occupants. Shark chasing fish struck boat

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Environmental

Moon Phase

Full Moon

Season

Summer (Northern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Wednesday

Individual

Name

boat, occupants: Nels Jacobson & Franklin Harriman Covert

Activity

Fishing

Location

Address

Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, United States

Body of Water

Atlantic Ocean

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

40.3993, -74.0353

Navesink, New Jersey, United States

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

Location

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Navesink, New Jersey, United States

Incident Profile

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