Shark attack, 1968-04-20 (Unprovoked)
Location: Palm Beach Shores, Riviera Beach, Singer Island, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
Time: 12h30
Victim: Steven Samples (M, age 10)
Injury: Buttock, both legs & arm bitten
Fatal: N
Species: 2.7 m [9'] silky shark
Source: M. Vorenberg, GSAF; R. Skocik, pp.168-169; H.D. Baldridge, p.203; Note: A. Resciniti, p.35, also refers to an earlier attack on a snorkeler. The shark bit the boy's calf and both swim fins.