Shark attack details: Between Wrightsville Beach & Carolina Beach, New Hanover County, North Carolina, 08-Oct-1989
| Date of attack: |
October 8th 1989 |
| Location: |
Between Wrightsville Beach & Carolina Beach, New Hanover County, North Carolina |
| Shark species: |
unknown |
| Name of victim: |
Doug Nunnally |
| Age of victim: |
49 years old |
| Sex of victim: |
M |
| Activity: |
Diving |
| Injury: |
Remains recovered from the water and brought ashore at Carolina Beach. Bite marks of a tiger shark present, but shark involvement prior to death could not be determined |
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