Citation

Makino Y, Tachihara K, Ageda S, Arao T, Fuke C, Miyazaki T. Am. J. Forensic Med. Pathol. 2004; 25(2): 169-171.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/01.paf.0000127390.07879.62

PMID

15166773

Abstract

A case where a body with unusual circular injuries was found in the sea is presented. The victim was a 60-year-old woman who had been depressed and had attempted suicide before. She was missing for 6 days before the corpse was found. The body had several almost perfectly circular injuries and C-shaped incision injuries with almost circular flaps of skin. We concluded that the cause of the peculiar circular injuries might be bite marks of Isistius spp. (I. brasiliensis and/or I. plutodus), commonly known as cookie-cutter shark because of its very unusual feeding style.

Language: en

Keywords

Animals; Feeding Behavior; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Oceans and Seas; Sharks; Skin; Suicide