Shark attack at Folkestone, Kent, England

Shark attack details: Folkestone, Kent, Reported 17-May-2007
Date of attack: May 17th 2007
Location: Folkestone, Kent
Shark species: Lesser spotted dogfish, Scyliorhinus canicula, less than 80 cm in length
Name of victim: Phil Tanner
Age of victim: 38 years old
Sex of victim: M
Activity: Fishing
Injury: Bitten on the nose by a hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

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