Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Swimming Attack

1827 Tombo Island in the Sierra Leone River, Western Area, SIERRA LEONE

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1827

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Tombo Island in the Sierra Leone River, Western Area, SIERRA LEONE

🌍 SIERRA LEONE

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

The boy's foot was bitten

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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