Incident Report

Marathon, Florida 33050, United States

Friday, April 17, 1998

Non-fatalDivingSustained

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Sustained

Injury Location

Torso

Injury Severity

Moderate

Injury Details

He grabbed shark's tail, shark bit his chest & held on. PROVOKED INCIDENT

Circumstances

Time in Water

Extended

Water Depth

Standing

Shallow

Moderate

Deep

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waning Gibbous

Season

Spring (Northern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Thursday

Individual

Name

Kevin Morrison

Age

Sex

Activity

Diving

Location

Address

Marathon, Florida, United States

Body of Water

Atlantic Ocean

Location Type

Open Ocean

Coordinates

24.7136, -81.0878

Marathon, Florida 33050, United States

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

Location

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