Incident Report

Staten Island, New York, United States

Monday, September 1, 1958

Non-fatalSpearfishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Severity

Moderate

Injury Details

Bitten by harpooned shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waning Gibbous

Season

Summer (Northern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Sunday

Individual

Name

John Leszczak

Age

Sex

Activity

Spearfishing

Location

Address

New York, New York, United States

Body of Water

Atlantic Ocean

Location Type

Beach

Coordinates

40.5834, -74.1496

Staten Island, New York, United States

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Location

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