Incident Report

Newport Beach, California, United States

Wednesday, July 19, 1978

Non-fatalFishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Location

Leg

Injury Severity

Moderate

Injury Details

Laceration to leg by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

Environmental

Moon Phase

Full Moon

Season

Summer (Northern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Tuesday

Individual

Name

Harry Griffet

Age

Sex

Activity

Fishing

Location

Address

Newport Beach, California, United States

Body of Water

Pacific Ocean

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

33.6180, -117.9301

Newport Beach, California, United States

Incident Profile

Environmental

Individual

Location

Location

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