Shark attack details: Turnaround, Cape Kiwanda, Tillamook County, Oregon, 30-Sep-1984

Date of attack:	Sep 30th 1984
Location:	Turnaround, Cape Kiwanda, Tillamook County, Oregon
Shark species:	3 m to 5 m [10' to 16.5'] Great white shark
Name of victim:	Robert Rice
Age of victim:	25 years old
Sex of victim:	M
Activity:	Surfing (sitting on his board)
Injury:	Abrasion on right foot, board bitten

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