Shark attack at Palm Beach, Florida, Usa

Shark attack details: Palm Beach, Florida, 13-Feb-1982
Date of attack: February 13th 1982
Location: Palm Beach, Florida
Shark species: unknown
Name of victim: Gladys Sackville
Age of victim: 75 years old
Sex of victim: F
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Shark-bitten body found floating 1.5 miles offshore. Bruises suggested she may have been bitten by the shark before drowning

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