Date of attack: | June 26th 1958 |
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Location: | Sanibel Island, Lee County, Florida |
Shark species: | 2.1 m [7'] nurse shark; identified by Dr. E. Clark on color & tooth impressions |
Name of victim: | Eric Napier Cockerill |
Age of victim: | 59 years old |
Sex of victim: | M |
Activity: | Wading |
Injury: | Right foot bitten when he walked into shark's head PROVOKED INCIDENT |