Incident Report

Siesta Key, Florida, United States

Wednesday, July 2, 1958

Non-fatalFreedivingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Location

Leg

Injury Severity

Moderate

Injury Details

He grabbed shark, it bit his leg below the knee PROVOKED INCIDENT

Environmental

Moon Phase

Full Moon

Season

Summer (Northern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Tuesday

Individual

Name

John Hamlin

Age

Sex

Activity

Freediving

Location

Address

Sarasota, Florida, United States

Body of Water

Atlantic Ocean

Location Type

Beach

Coordinates

27.2762, -82.5643

Siesta Key, Florida, United States

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