Historical reference record — not independently verified

Shark incident at Florida Keys 25 N 82 W Florida USA, United States — 1919

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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A historical reference describes an event at Florida Keys 25 N 82 W Florida USA, United States in 1919. Recorded activity: Unknown. Classification: Unknown. Outcome: Unknown.

Original reference details

Location recorded in the historical reference: Florida Keys 25 N 82 W Florida USA, United States.
Date: 1919.
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.
Source indexes display April 5 while one older mirror uses April 6; preserve current site date unless case-level source resolves it.
The supplied source lists 1919-04-05; the existing reviewed date is retained pending case-level reconciliation.

Fact panel

Date: 1919
Date precision: Year
Location: Florida Keys 25 N 82 W Florida USA, United States
Country: United States
Activity: Knocked into the water
Incident classification: Unknown
Area / state: Florida
Person / vessel: fisherman, a companion of J. Rose & W. Koegler
Sex: M
Injury / case note: Fatal
Outcome: Unknown
Species: 3.7 m (12 ft), ~1200-lb shark; shark was caught and its jaw exhibited at Carnegie Museum
Species confidence: Reported
Coordinate precision: Offshore — approximate

Incident location

Florida Keys 25ºN,82ºW, Florida, United States

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Location precision: Offshore — approximate

The supplied historical location explicitly records 25°N, 82°W. Whole-degree source position; approximate offshore location, not an exact incident point. This is historical location context, not live shark tracking or a measure of risk.

Sources and verification

Historical incident log (general reference) — Global Shark Attack File
Supports: General reference cited by the supplied historical summary; not independently checked against a case-level record.
Shark Data Lab 1919 GSAF-derived index — www.sharkdatalab.com
Supports: Supplementary historical fields; existing reviewed facts retained

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.