Shark attack details: Near Rey Island Las Perlas archipelago, Gulf of Panama (Pacific Ocean), 04-May-1944
| Date of attack: |
May 4th 1944 |
| Location: |
Near Rey Island Las Perlas archipelago, Gulf of Panama (Pacific Ocean) |
| Shark species: |
2.4 m [8'] Great white shark |
| Name of victim: |
US Naval seaman, one of a crew on a Panama Sea Frontier Naval Patrol craft manned by Coast Guard |
| Sex of victim: |
M |
| Activity: |
Washed overboard by swell |
| Injury: |
FATAL. His back was bitten as he was being towed to ship by rescuer, Lieut (j.g.) Stanley Kurta, then the shark pulled him below the surface. |
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![2.4 m [8'] white shark](/images/white.jpg)