Date21-Sep-1931
TypeUnprovoked
CountryUSA
LocationMunicipal Beach, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County
ActivitySwimming
SpeciesHammerhead shark, 2.4 m [8'], according to lifeguard Sam Barrows
InjuryRight thigh & calf lacerated
VictimGertrude Holiday, Female, 20 years old
SourceE.W. Gudger (1937); V.M. Coppleson (1958), p.252; R. Skocik, pp.174-175
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