Incident Report

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Monday, August 22, 1988

Non-fatalDivingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Location

Arm

Injury Severity

Moderate

Injury Details

Arm bitten by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Time in Water

Extended

Environmental

Moon Phase

First Quarter

Season

Summer (Northern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Sunday

Individual

Name

Wiley Beevers

Sex

Activity

Diving

Location

Address

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Body of Water

Gulf of Mexico

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

29.9760, -90.0782

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

Location

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