| Date of attack: | July 2nd 1958 |
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| Location: | Siesta Key, Sarasota County, Florida |
| Shark species: | 1.5 m [5'] nurse shark; identified by Dr. E. Clark on description of shark |
| Name of victim: | John Hamlin |
| Age of victim: | 20 years old |
| Sex of victim: | M |
| Activity: | Free diving |
| Injury: | He grabbed shark, it bit his leg below the knee PROVOKED INCIDENT |