Shark attack details: Little Glass Shacks, Princeville, Kaua'i, Hawaii, 18-Oct-1985

Date of attack:	Oct 18th 1985
Location:	Little Glass Shacks, Princeville, Kaua'i, Hawaii
Shark species:	Thought to involve a 3.7 m [12'] Tiger shark
Name of victim:	Joe Thompson
Age of victim:	33 years old
Sex of victim:	M
Activity:	Body boarding
Injury:	Right hand and part of forearm severed , left hand lacerated, right anterior side of board removed by shark

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