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Pigeon Island, SRI LANKA — Late 1960s
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Shark Attack Incident
Pigeon Island, SRI LANKA
January 1, 1960
Non-fatal
Date
Late 1960s
Type
Unprovoked
Country
SRI LANKA
Location
Pigeon Island
Activity
Spearfishing
Species
Blacktail reef shark
Injury
No injury
Victim
Trevor Ferdinands, Male
Source
R I. DeSilva
5.9416°, 80.5492°
via nominatim
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