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[Location] => Ponce Inlet, Volusia County
[Activity] => Body boarding
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[Date] => 22-Aug-1995
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[Location] => Ponce Inlet, Volusia County
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[Date] => 15-Sep-20
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[Date] => 26-Aug-1995
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[Location] => Ponce Inlet, Volusia County
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[Location] => Ponce Inlet, Volusia County
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[Date] => 10-Aug-1995
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Shark Attack | Ponce Inlet, Volusia County | August 1995 | Planet Deadly
Shark attack at Ponce Inlet, Volusia County, Florida, Usa
Shark attack details: Ponce Inlet, Volusia County, Florida, 07-Aug-1995
Date of attack: |
August 7th 1995 |
Location: |
Ponce Inlet, Volusia County, Florida |
Shark species: |
1.2 m to 1.5 m [4' to 5'] shark |
Name of victim: |
Matt Sturgis |
Age of victim: |
12 years old |
Sex of victim: |
M |
Activity: |
Body boarding |
Injury: |
Multiple bites on right leg and knee |
View detailed report (PDF)
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