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Galveston Ship Channel, USA — 23-Sep-1911
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Shark Attack Incident
Galveston Ship Channel, USA
September 23, 1911
Fatal
Date
23-Sep-1911
Type
Unprovoked
Country
USA
Location
Galveston Ship Channel
Activity
Jumped overboard to rescue companion
Injury
FATAL
Victim
John Blomquist, a dredgerman, Male
Time
Early morning
Source
The Sun, 7/13/1913; V.M. Coppleson (1962), p.249
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