Date20-Apr-1968
TypeUnprovoked
CountryUSA
LocationPalm Beach Shores, Riviera Beach, Singer Island, Palm Beach County
Species2.7 m [9'] silky shark
InjuryButtock, both legs & arm bitten
VictimSteven Samples, Male, 10 years old
Time12h30
SourceM. Vorenberg, GSAF; R. Skocik, pp.168-169; H.D. Baldridge, p.203; Note: A. Resciniti, p.35, also refers to an earlier attack on a snorkeler. The shark bit the boy's calf and both swim fins.
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