Shark attack, 1959-10-04 (Unprovoked)
Location: Bodega Rock, Sonoma County, California, USA
Time: 15h15
Activity: Diving for abalone
Victim: James Hay (M, age 30)
Injury: Ankle twisted, swim fin bitten
Fatal: N
Species: White shark, 5 m [16.5'], identified by Dr. W. I. Follett on tooth marks
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 10/7/1959n; D. Miller & R. Collier;  R. Collier, pp.25-26; P. Gilbert, L. Schultz & S. Springer (1960); H.D. Baldridge, p.70