Incident Report

Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Sunday, August 26, 1962

Non-fatalUnknownHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Severity

Minor

Injury Details

No injury to occupants, sharks tore Max Butcher's life jacket & pants

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waning Crescent

Season

Summer (Northern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Saturday

Individual

Name

21' boat sank. Occupants: Max Butcher, George Hardy & Peter Thorne

Activity

Unknown

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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