Shark attack, 1939-07-14 (Provoked)
Location: West Bay, 19 miles from Galveston, Texas, USA
Time: Morning
Activity: Seine netting
Victim: John Bolling (M, age )
Injury: Leg bitten by snared shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
Fatal: N
Species: 18' shark
Source: Galveston Daily News, 7/20/1939, p.4