Fatal Incident

Kwajalein, Marshall Islands

Sunday, December 5, 1948

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Incident Profile

Injury Severity

Fatal

Injury Details

32 survived, 5 perished; sharks fed on the dead but did not bite the survivors

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Water Depth

Standing

Shallow

Moderate

Deep

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waxing Crescent

Season

Autumn (Northern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Sunday

Individual

Sex

Activity

Involved in Accident

Location

Address

Kwajalein, Marshall Islands

Body of Water

Pacific Ocean

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

9.0479, 167.5089

Kwajalein, Marshall Islands

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

Location

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