Shark attack, 1959-07-28 (Unprovoked)
Location: Alligator Head, La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA
Time: 19h30
Activity: Spearfishing (but on surface)
Victim: Verne S. Fleet (M, age 25)
Injury: 14 punctures on right thigh, swim trunks torn
Fatal: N
Species: Hammerhead shark, 1.8 m [6'] S. zygena identified by C. Limbaugh on description
Source: D. Miller & R. Collier; R. Collier, pp.24-25; Garrick & L. Schultz, p.19 in Sharks & Survival; P. Gilbert, L. Schultz & S. Springer (1960)