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Rockaway Beach, USA — Reported 03-Sep-1953
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Shark Attack Incident
Rockaway Beach, USA
September 2, 1953
Non-fatal
Date
Reported 03-Sep-1953
Type
Provoked
Country
USA
Location
Rockaway Beach
Activity
Surf fishing
Species
80-lb sand shark
Injury
Laceration to right lower leg
Victim
Alan Stevenson, Jr., Male, 15 years old
Source
The Dispatch, 9/3/1953
45.6136°, -123.9431°
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