Shark Attacks: The Database
GSAF Case # | 1988.10.23 |
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Date | 23 Oct 1988 |
Country | United States of America |
Area | Oregon |
Location | Indian Beach, Ecola State Park, just north of Cannon Beach, Clatsop County |
Activity | Surfing (sitting on his board) |
Name | Wyndham Kapan |
Sex | Male |
Age | 21 |
Injury | Leg bitten & femur fractured |
Time | 17h30 |
Species | 5.5 m to 6 m [18' to 20'] white shark |
Investigator or Source | R. Collier, pp.104-106 |
Fatal? | Not fatal |
Incident Type | Unprovoked |