Shark attack details: Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina, 11-Aug--2011

Date of attack:	Aug 11th 2011
Location:	Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina
Shark species:	unknown
Name of victim:	Don White
Age of victim:	54 years old
Sex of victim:	M
Activity:	Swimming
Injury:	Lower right leg bitten

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