Shark attack details: Old Kona Airport State Park, Hawaii, 01-Oct-1999

Date of attack:	Oct 1st 1999
Location:	Old Kona Airport State Park, Hawaii
Shark species:	1.8 m to 2.4 m [6' to 8'] Tiger shark
Name of victim:	Jesse Spencer
Age of victim:	16 years old
Sex of victim:	M
Activity:	Surfing, lying on surfboard
Injury:	Right arm bitten

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