Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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101939 | Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine | 2014 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We present a case of a non-provoked fatal shark attack on a 15-year old male kitesurfer in New Caledonia. The victim lost his board and was pulled by the sail along the water surface in a reef passage when a shark attacked. The shark inflicted at least two bites on the left leg, including a severe one around the knee, resulting in a quick hypovolemic shock that was fatal. The analysis of one of these bites indicated that a 2.8 m TL (est. length) tiger shark was responsible for this attack. The features of the attack are consistent with those of a predator response to a surface feeding stimulus.
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Authors
Eric Clua, Pierre-Marie Bescond, Dennis Reid,