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Shark Attack, 1925

1925 Shark Attack Newspaper readers woke up January 8, 1925, to the exciting news that a Vancouver city worker, repairing the underwater Seymour mains, had been attacked by a 7-foot shark.

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Shark Attack

Newspaper readers woke up January 8, 1925, to the exciting news that a Vancouver city worker, repairing the underwater Seymour mains, had been attacked by a 7-foot shark. After a 15-minute fight, the city worker won, using an iron bar. The shark was hoisted ashore and destroyed.

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