Shark Attack Data

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Shark attack at Off Andy Bowie Park, Padre Island, near Port Isabel in Texas, United States of America

GSAF Case # 1962.08.19
Date 19 Aug 1962
Country United States of America
Area Texas
Location Off Andy Bowie Park, Padre Island, near Port Isabel
Activity Surf fishing in waist-deep water
Name Hans Fix
Sex Male
Age 40
Injury FATAL, lower right leg bitten
Time 15h30
Species Unknown
Investigator or Source J. A. Hockaday, M.D.
Fatal? Fatal
Incident Type Unprovoked