Sierra Leone | Unspecified | Tombo Island in the Sierra Leone River

Incident Details:

year: 1827
location: Tombo Island in the Sierra Leone River
area: Unspecified
country: Sierra Leone
fatality: non-fatal
species: unknown
victim: William Davis
gender: M
age: unknown
injury: Leg severed
time:
species detail:
source: Edinburgh Advertiser. 9-12-1828
species: unknown shark
date: Jun-1827
activity: Swimming

Reconstruction of the Shark Attack

In the year 1827 on the date reported as Jun-1827 - William Davis, a male aged unknown was Swimming near Tombo Island in the Sierra Leone River. An unknown shark was reported to have attacked William Davis. The attack was non-fatal (Leg severed)