Incident Report

Monroe County, Florida, United States

Monday, May 16, 1960

Non-fatalBoatingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Severity

Minor

Injury Details

No injury, harpooned shark bit hull, leaving tooth fragments. PROVOKED INCIDENT

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Water Depth

Standing

Shallow

Moderate

Deep

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waning Gibbous

Season

Spring (Northern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Sunday

Individual

Name

16' skiff, occupant: W.A. Starck, II

Activity

Boating

Location

Address

Florida, United States

Body of Water

Atlantic Ocean

Location Type

Channel

Coordinates

24.5582, -81.8067

Monroe County, Florida, United States

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

Location

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Monroe County, Florida, United States

Incident Profile

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