Shark attack, 1962-05-12 (Sea Disaster)
Location: 8 miles off Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA
Time: 03h45 - 04h00
Activity: 25-foot cabin cruiser Happy Jack sank in heavy seas
Injury: Bodies of 5 of the 6 men on board were bitten by by sharks. Sharks may have contributed to the death of some of them.
Fatal: Y
Source: Enquirer & News (Battle Creek, MI), 5/14/1962; L. Schultz & M. Malin, p.562