Shark attack details: Two miles off Key Colony Beach, Monroe County, Florida, 26-Jul-1999

Date of attack:	Jul 26th 1999
Location:	Two miles off Key Colony Beach, Monroe County, Florida
Shark species:	2.1 m [7'] Bull shark
Name of victim:	Michael Knowles
Age of victim:	43 years old
Sex of victim:	M
Activity:	Swimming with dolphins
Injury:	Ankle bitten

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