Date31-May-1944
TypeUnprovoked
CountryUSA
LocationAtlantic Beach, Mayport, Duval County
ActivityBathing
Species1.8 m [6'] blacktip shark or spinner shark
InjuryLeft calf bitten
VictimMary Ann Shands, Female, 15 years old
SourceH.W. Bigelow & C.W. Schroeder (1948) pp.70 & 368; V.M. Coppleson (1958) ; Randall, p.353 in Sharks & Survival; T. Helm, p.227
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