Shark Attacks: The Database
GSAF Case # | 2008.08.16 |
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Date | 16 Aug 2008 |
Country | United States of America |
Area | U.S. Virgin Islands |
Location | Buck Island |
Activity | Treading water |
Name | Elizabeth Riggs |
Sex | Female |
Age | 38 |
Injury | Severe lacerations to left foot |
Time | Dusk |
Species | 8' bull shark or Caribbean reef shark |
Investigator or Source | M. Levne, GSAF |
Fatal? | Not fatal |
Incident Type | Unprovoked |