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Home > Years > 1817

1817

Shark attacks in 1817. Browse 4 documented incidents.

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🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1817
📍 Charleston Harbor, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Diving Attack - 1817
📍 Gulf of Mannar, SRI LANKA
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1817
📍 Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, INDIA
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1817
📍 Colombo, Western Province, SRI LANKA

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