Date14-Jan-1923
TypeInvalid
CountryCUBA
Location20 miles from Havana
Activityseaplane Columbus ditched in the sea
SpeciesAtkins' remains were recovered from a dusky shark, C. obscurus, by Capt. W. F. Young, shark fisherman
InjuryAlthough this incident is listed elsewhere as a shark attack, the account of the disaster suggests the 4 who perished probably drowned. Five people survived
VictimEdwin F. Atkins, Jr., Male
SourceW.E., pp.152-156; L. Schultz & M. Malin, p.557
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