Date27-Jul-1958
TypeUnprovoked
CountryUSA
LocationLongboat Key, Sarasota, Sarasota County
ActivitySwimming, ducking for shells in water 0.9 m deep
SpeciesTiger shark, 1.5 m to 1.8 m [5' to 6']
InjuryLeft hand and leg bitten, leg surgically amputated below hip
VictimDouglas Lawton, Male, 8 years old
Time16h10
SourceE. Clark; M. Vorenberg, GSAF; R. Skocik, pp.173-174; H.D. Baldridge, pp. 25, 62, 73 & 164
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