Incident Report

Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Tuesday, December 30, 1913

Non-fatalFishing

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Incident Profile

Injury Severity

Minor

Injury Details

No injury to occupants but hull splintered by harpooned shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Environmental

Moon Phase

New Moon

Season

Winter (Northern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Tuesday

Individual

Name

motor boat, occupants: Mr. & Mrs. Sidney M. Colgate and their three children, Bayard, Caroline and Margaret

Activity

Fishing

Location

Address

Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Body of Water

Atlantic Ocean

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

26.7022, -80.0365

Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

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