THE LATE YACHTING DISASTER.
SHOCKING SCENE WITH SHARKS. iHßft ntne ABSOOIiLTtOK.I Reoeived October 15th, L2O a.m. Stdkbt, October 14, The body of one of the girls drowned in the yachting accident was found floating in the harbor. A number of sharks were endeavoring to devour the body, and two boats' crews who attempted to secure it were driven oSI Eventually the police launch, at great risk, recovered the body, and while it was being hauled on board a shark tore off one of the arms.
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Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7441, 15 October 1889, Page 5
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