| GSAF Case # |
1907.03.26 |
| Date |
26 Mar 1907 |
| Country |
United States of America
|
| Area |
Florida
|
| Location |
Garden Key, Charlotte County |
| Activity |
Fishing, tarpon being chased by shark leapt across his skiff, breaking it in half & Larkin became tangled in the net |
| Name |
Belton Larkin |
| Sex |
Male |
| Age |
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| Injury |
FATAL, shark bit his side, nearly cutting him in two |
| Time |
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| Species |
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| Investigator or Source |
The Sun, 7/13/1913 reprinted article from Punta Gorda Herald of 3/31/1907. NOTE: V.M. Coppleson (1962), p.246 lists the location as Punta Gorda, British Honduras |
| Fatal? |
Fatal |
| Incident Type |
Unprovoked |
