Shark attack details: Pensacola Beach, Escambia County, Florida, 04-Jul-1999

Date of attack:	Jul 4th 1999
Location:	Pensacola Beach, Escambia County, Florida
Shark species:	1.8 m [6'] blacktip shark
Name of victim:	Lisa Alexander
Age of victim:	30 years old
Sex of victim:	F
Activity:	Wading in school of baitfish
Injury:	Lacerations knee to ankle

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