Date12-May-1962
TypeSea Disaster
CountryUSA
Location8 miles off Newport Beach, Orange County
Activity25-foot cabin cruiser Happy Jack sank in heavy seas
InjuryBodies of 5 of the 6 men on board were bitten by by sharks. Sharks may have contributed to the death of some of them.
Time03h45 - 04h00
SourceEnquirer & News (Battle Creek, MI), 5/14/1962; L. Schultz & M. Malin, p.562
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