Date02-Dec-1944
TypeProvoked
CountryUSA
Location3 miles north of the inlet at Palm Beach
ActivityFishing for mackerel
SpeciesTiger shark, 4.5 to 5.5 m [14'9" to 18'], 2000-lb
InjuryNo injury to occupants. After being prodded with an oar, shark struck bow and sank boat PROVOKED INCIDENT
Victim28' sea skiff, occupants: Alan Moree and another fisherman
SourceNew York Times, 12/3/1944, III, p.2, col.7
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