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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
Davis' leg was severed
Victim
William Davis, of the ship Thomas Gelston, Male
Source
Edinburgh Advertiser. 9/12/1828
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