Shark attack, 1981-08-24 (Provoked)
Location: Gulf Island National Seashore Park, Florida, USA
Activity: Spearfishing
Victim: Ted Best (M, age 19)
Injury: Shot shark, then it bit him. Puncture wounds on leg  PROVOKED INCIDENT
Fatal: N
Species: 1.8 m [6'] shark, species identity questionable
Source: A. MacCormick, pp.82-83, citing the New Orleans Times-Picayune, 8/25/1981