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Fig. 1. Coastline of Oahu, showing places where sharks were sighted. 
located by a helicopter crew from Kaneohe 
Marine Air Station in a hole in the reef seven 
feet deep, and it was recovered by a local resi- 
dent, John G. Ferreira, by skin diving. The 
shark, variously estimated at 15 to 25 feet in 
length, was still cruising nearby, its dorsal fin 
about lp2 feet out of the water. Attempts to 
revive the boy with artificial respiration both 
on board the boat and on shore were unsuccess- 
ful. A deputy coroner stated the shark bite had 
stripped aw T ay the flesh six inches above the 
knee and completely removed the right leg from 
the knee joint. The victim died from loss of 
blood, drowning, shock, or a combination of all 
three. 
ATTEMPTS TO CATCH THE SHARK 
On December 14, 1958, attempts were made 
by employees of the Division of Fish and Game 
