Date26-Sep-1959
TypeSea Disaster
CountryUSA
LocationOff Port Everglades, Broward County
ActivityAdrift, hanging onto cushion, after his 17' skiff ran out of gas & capsized 3 miles from shore
SpeciesA hammerhead shark, then 8 to 10 other sharks were said to be involved
InjuryDuring the night both hands and feet were bitten, rescued next day after spending 17 hours in the sea.
VictimRobert Walker, Male, 30 years old
Time17h00
SourceSt Petersberg Times, 9/27/1959; NY Herald Tribune, 9/28/1959; P. Gilbert, L. Schultz & S. Springer (1960)
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