Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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103974 | Legal Medicine | 2009 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Shark attacks on humans might not occur as often as is believed and the characteristic features of shark injuries on corpses have not been extensively reviewed. We describe the characteristic features of shark injuries on 12 corpses. The analysis of these injuries might reveal the motivation behind the attacks and/or the shark species involved in the attack. Gouge marks on the bones are evidence of a shark attack, even if the corpse is decomposed. Severance of the body part at the joints without a fracture was found to be a characteristic feature of shark injuries.
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Authors
Yoko Ihama, Kenji Ninomiya, Masamichi Noguchi, Chiaki Fuke, Tetsuji Miyazaki,