Historical reference record — not independently verified

Shark incident at Anastasia Island Florida USA, United States — 1894

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Original historical summary

The original reference is retained below. Supplementary source details appear in the fact panel; protected facts and unresolved differences remain unchanged.

A historical reference describes an event at Anastasia Island Florida USA, United States in 1894. Recorded activity: Unknown. Classification: Unknown. Outcome: Unknown.

Original reference details

  • Location recorded in the historical reference: Anastasia Island Florida USA, United States.
  • Date: 1894.
  • Activity: Unknown.
  • Classification: Unknown.
  • Outcome: Unknown.

Source limitations and unresolved differences

  • The retained evidence does not support a more precise activity; it remains Unknown.
  • The retained evidence does not support a more precise outcome; it remains Unknown.
  • The surviving evidence does not justify a more specific incident classification.
  • No shark species identification is supported by the retained evidence.
  • The date is intentionally shown with limited precision; no day is invented.
  • This restoration uses a supplied historical summary citing the general GSAF incident log, not a case-level primary document. It has not been independently verified.
  • The supplied source lists 1894-06-29; the existing reviewed date is retained pending case-level reconciliation.

Fact panel

Date
1894
Date precision
Year
Location
Anastasia Island Florida USA, United States
Country
United States
Activity
Bathing
Incident classification
Unknown
Area / state
Florida
Person / vessel
Erskine H. Reynolds
Sex
M
Outcome
Unknown
Species
Unknown
Species confidence
Unknown
Coordinate precision
Region

Incident location

Anastasia Island, Florida, United States

Approximate area: Florida
The marker represents the named area, not the exact incident site.

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Location precision: Approximate area

Representative map position for Florida from Natural Earth. This marks the general area, not the exact incident site. This is historical location context, not live shark tracking or a measure of risk.

Sources and verification

Shark incident records can change as investigations develop. This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-04.

Historical facts retain the provenance and uncertainty of the cited references. Source timestamps record when the supplied material was imported, not an independent source retrieval or verification.

Supplementary content updated: 2026-09-24. This does not change the original verification status or review date.