Other / Unknown · Dawson County, Georgia · 1912

GA-1912ID case-6bf5fec596Fallback locationAdded to map Oct 11, 2026

Creature: Other / Unknown
When: Mar 1912to the month
Where: Dawson County, Georgiafallback location
Reports: 1 document1 independent

The account

Witness reports that Mr. [name] was attacked by a large turtle while bathing at mi"i"‘* Beach and had to steer it to shore with the help of Miss [name] and two servants.

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Details

Creature: Other / Unknown
Where: Dawson County, Georgia, 30534, United States
mapped to county level · from the newspaper's printing town, not where it was seen
Fallback location (drawn hollow on the map): this is the newspaper's printing town, not where it was seen.
When: Mar 1912
Account: Not first-hand (retold or reported by someone else)
Backed by: 1 independent source
Added to map: Oct 11, 2026
Case id: case-6bf5fec596

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Source trail (1)

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Image 5 of The Dawson news (Dawson, Ga.;Dawson, Georgia), March 30, 1912
Newspaper · 1912-03-30
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