Incident Report

Galveston, Texas, United States

Friday, July 14, 1939

Non-fatalFishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Location

Leg

Injury Severity

Moderate

Injury Details

Leg bitten by snared shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waning Crescent

Season

Summer (Northern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Thursday

Individual

Name

John Bolling

Sex

Activity

Fishing

Location

Address

Galveston, Texas, United States

Body of Water

Gulf of Mexico

Location Type

Bay

Coordinates

29.3056, -94.7932

Galveston, Texas, United States

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