Shark attack details: Loggerhead Park, Juno Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, 08-Mar-1998
| Date of attack: |
March 8th 1998 |
| Location: |
Loggerhead Park, Juno Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida |
| Shark species: |
5' spinner shark |
| Name of victim: |
Rick Welch |
| Age of victim: |
32 years old |
| Sex of victim: |
M |
| Activity: |
Swimming or paddle boarding |
| Injury: |
6 puncture wounds to right calf |
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