Shark attack details: Off Ventura, Anacapa & Santa Cruz Islands, California, 14-Dec-1999
| Date of attack: |
Dec 14th 1999 |
| Location: |
Off Ventura, Anacapa & Santa Cruz Islands, California |
| Shark species: |
unknown |
| Name of victim: |
Joo Whan Hong |
| Sex of victim: |
M |
| Activity: |
Scuba diving |
| Injury: |
Presumed taken by a shark, but forensic evidence suggested otherwise. |
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