| Date of attack: | July 28th 1959 |
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| Location: | Alligator Head, La Jolla, San Diego County, California |
| Shark species: | 1.8 m [6'] hammerhead (S. zygena), identified by C. Limbaugh on description |
| Name of victim: | Verne S. Fleet |
| Age of victim: | 25 years old |
| Sex of victim: | M |
| Activity: | Spearfishing (but on surface) |
| Injury: | 14 punctures on right thigh, swim trunks torn |