Incident Report

Brielle, New Jersey, United States

Tuesday, July 22, 1941

Non-fatalFishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Severity

Minor

Injury Details

No injury to occupants, shark leapt into boat & bit cabin door

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waning Crescent

Season

Summer (Northern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Monday

Individual

Name

Fishing boat Bingo III , occupants: Michael Perkins, George Hornack & Capt. Lonergan

Activity

Fishing

Location

Address

Brielle, New Jersey, United States

Body of Water

Atlantic Ocean

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

40.1104, -74.0587

Brielle, New Jersey, United States

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

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