@article{ref1,
title="Fatal attack by a juvenile tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvier, on a kitesurfer in New Caledonia (South Pacific)",
journal="Journal of forensic and legal medicine",
year="2014",
author="Clua, Eric and Bescond, Pierre-Marie and Reid, Dennis",
volume="25",
number="",
pages="67-70",
abstract="We present a case of a non-provoked fatal shark attack on a 15-year old male kitesurfer in New Caledonia. The victim lost his board and was pulled by the sail along the water surface in a reef passage when a shark attacked. The shark inflicted at least two bites on the left leg, including a severe one around the knee, resulting in a quick hypovolemic shock that was fatal. The analysis of one of these bites indicated that a 2.8 m TL (est. length) tiger shark was responsible for this attack. The features of the attack are consistent with those of a predator response to a surface feeding stimulus.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1752-928X",
doi="10.1016/j.jflm.2014.04.005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2014.04.005"
}