Shark Attacks: The Database
GSAF Case # | 1989.10.14 |
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Date | 14 Oct 1989 |
Country | United States of America |
Area | Hawaii |
Location | Kahe Point, O'ahu |
Activity | Scuba diving |
Name | Ray Mehl, Jr. |
Sex | Male |
Age | |
Injury | Disappeared 15 minutes into shallow dive. Decapitated body minus arm found by divers the following morning, then shark appeared and consumed most of remains |
Time | 16h30 |
Species | Large tiger shark |
Investigator or Source | Washington Post, 10/17/1989, J. Borg, pp.77-78; L. Taylor (1993), pp.108-109 |
Fatal? | Not fatal |
Incident Type | Invalid |