Shark attack at Bimini, , Bahamas

Shark attack details: Bimini, , 19-Sep-1991
Date of attack: September 19th 1991
Location: Bimini,
Shark species: Tiger shark
Name of victim: Omar Karim Huneidi
Age of victim: 32 years old
Sex of victim: M
Activity: Spearfishing
Injury: Initally reported as a shark attack, forensic examination concluded cause of death was drowning

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