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Tombo Island in the Sierra Leone River, SIERRA LEONE — Jun-1827
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Shark Attack Incident
Tombo Island in the Sierra Leone River, SIERRA LEONE
May 31, 1827
Non-fatal
Date
Jun-1827
Type
Unprovoked
Country
SIERRA LEONE
Location
Tombo Island in the Sierra Leone River
Activity
Swimming
Injury
The boy's foot was bitten
Victim
A boy, one of the crew of the ship Thomas Gelston, Male
Source
Edinburgh Advertiser. 9/12/1828
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