Incident Report

Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Friday, February 17, 1961

Non-fatalWorking with Shark

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Incident Profile

Injury Location

Hand

Injury Severity

Moderate

Injury Details

Thumb lacerated by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

Environmental

Moon Phase

New Moon

Season

Winter (Northern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Friday

Individual

Name

Charles Peterson

Age

Sex

Activity

Working with Shark

Location

Address

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Location Type

Dock

Coordinates

39.9700, -75.1891

Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Incident Profile

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Individual

Location

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