Shark attack details: Jupiter Inlet, Brevard County, Florida, 19-Oct-1981
| Date of attack: |
October 19th 1981 |
| Location: |
Jupiter Inlet, Brevard County, Florida |
| Shark species: |
1.8 m to 2.4 m [6' to 8'] shark |
| Name of victim: |
Van Horn Ely |
| Age of victim: |
19 years old |
| Sex of victim: |
M |
| Activity: |
Swimming |
| Injury: |
Hand & forearm bitten |
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