Shark Attacks: The Database
| 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 |