Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at Ponce Inlet, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA — 2003-09-21
What happened
Historical record: Ponce Inlet, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA. Recorded date: 2003-09-21. Classification: Unprovoked.
What is known
- Recorded classification: Unprovoked
What remains uncertain
- Ponce Inlet had multiple incidents in 2003, but the recovered structured record for this legacy route identifies Jimmy Arnold.
- Historical source match supplied with the recovery material; not independently verified.
Fact panel
- Date
- 2003-09-21
- Date precision
- Exact
- Location
- Ponce Inlet, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA
- Country
- USA
- Activity
- Surfing
- Incident classification
- Unprovoked
- Area / state
- Florida
- Person / vessel
- Jimmy Arnold
- Age
- 21
- Sex
- M
- Time
- 11:45
- Injury / case note
- Left foot bitten.
- Outcome
- Non-fatal
- Species
- Unknown
- Species confidence
- Unknown
- Coordinate precision
- Region
Incident location
Ponce Inlet, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA
Approximate area: Florida
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Location precision: Approximate area
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Sources and verification
- GSAF-derived New Smyrna/Ponce historical table — florida-beaches-info.comSupports: Historical incident fields; supplied source match, not independent 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 This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-25.
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.