| GSAF Case # |
1936.07.25 |
| Date |
25 Jul 1936 |
| Country |
United States of America
|
| Area |
Massachusetts
|
| Location |
Hollywood Beach, just above Mattapoisett Harbor, Buzzards Bay |
| Activity |
Swimming crawl stroke |
| Name |
Joseph Troy, Jr |
| Sex |
Male |
| Age |
16 |
| Injury |
FATAL, finger severed, thigh bitten He died during the surgical amputation of his leg |
| Time |
15h30 |
| Species |
White shark (identified by Dr. Hugh Smith) |
| Investigator or Source |
B. R. Tilden, M.D.; NY Times, 7/26/1936, p.2; E.W. Gudger (1950); V.M. Coppleson (1958), pp. 150 & 253; H.D. Baldridge, p. 35 |
| Fatal? |
Fatal |
| Incident Type |
Unprovoked |
