Incident Report

Boqueron, Caimanera, Guantánamo, Cuba

Thursday, August 12, 1954

Non-fatalSpearfishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Location

Leg

Injury Severity

Moderate

Injury Details

Knee bitten by shark that his dive buddy had shot PROVOKED INCIDENT

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Time in Water

Extended

Water Depth

Standing

Shallow

Moderate

Deep

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waxing Gibbous

Season

Summer (Northern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Wednesday

Individual

Name

Dr. D.H. Teas

Sex

Activity

Spearfishing

Location

Address

Caimanera, Guantánamo, Cuba

Body of Water

Caribbean Sea

Location Type

Reef

Coordinates

19.9852, -75.1097

Boqueron, Caimanera, Guantánamo, Cuba

Incident Profile

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Environmental

Individual

Location

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