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Back Beach, Durban, SOUTH AFRICA — 21-Jul-1897
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Shark Attack Incident
Back Beach, Durban, SOUTH AFRICA
July 20, 1897
Fatal
Date
21-Jul-1897
Type
Unprovoked
Country
SOUTH AFRICA
Location
Back Beach, Durban
Activity
Wading after stray fish from seine netter’s catch
Injury
FATAL
Victim
a young Indian boy, Male
Time
Morning
Source
Natal Mercury, 7/24/1897; M. Levine, GSAF
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