Fatal Incident

Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Wednesday, October 11, 1916

FatalFishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Location

Leg

Injury Severity

Fatal

Injury Details

FATAL, leg severely bitten, surgically amputated PROVOKED INCIDENT

Environmental

Moon Phase

Full Moon

Season

Autumn (Northern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Wednesday

Individual

Name

J.L. Hanscomb

Sex

Activity

Fishing

Location

Address

Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Body of Water

Atlantic Ocean

Location Type

Harbor

Coordinates

26.7022, -80.0365

Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Incident Profile

Environmental

Individual

Location

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