Date27-Jul-1958
TypeUnprovoked
CountryUSA
Location9 miles north of Turtle Beach, Siesta Key, Sarasota County
ActivitySwimming, ducking for shells in water 0.9 m deep
SpeciesTiger shark, 1.5 m to 1.8 m [5' to 6']
Injury3 lacerations on leg
VictimRobert Lawton (brother & rescuer), Male, 12 years old
Time16h10
SourceE. Clark & M. Vorenberg, GSAF. R. Skocik, pp.173-174; V.M. Coppleson, p.255; H. D. Baldridge, pp. 25, 62, 73 & 164
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