Shark attack at North of Walkers Cay, Abaco Islands, Bahamas

Shark attack details: North of Walkers Cay, Abaco Islands, Jul-1958
Date of attack: July 1st 1958
Location: North of Walkers Cay, Abaco Islands
Shark species: Tiger shark, <2 m TL
Name of victim: Stanton Waterman
Age of victim: 36 years old
Sex of victim: M
Activity: Spearfishing, had fish on his spear
Injury: No injury, shark went for diver's leg & missed, diver hit shark on head with speargun & shark bit speargun

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Tiger shark, Tiger shark, <2 m TL

Bahamas

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