List of all shark attacks in india
Fatal Attacks
21
Unprovoked Attacks
36
Total Attacks
40
There have been a total of 40 shark attacks in INDIA. Out of those, 21 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 52.50%. 36 attacks came out of the blue while 4 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triplicane Beach, Chennai | Bathing | FATAL | YES | 12yo male | |||
| At Panihattu, Barrackpore, Dackhineshwar, Barahonagore, Kashipur & Chitpur down to Baug Bazar ghats | "More than 20 persons severely bitten by sharks this year. Almost all were fatal" | YES | |||||
| Machhagan | 09-09-1959 | 6' shark | 5 fatalities, 30 injured | YES | |||
| Mouth of Devi River at Machgaon | 31-08-1959 | 1.5 m to 1.8 m [5' to 6'] sharks | 5 people killed by sharks, 30 others injured | YES | |||
| Malwan, near Ratnagiri | 31-12-1957 | FATAL | YES | male | |||
| Hooghley River near Budge-Budge | 01-05-1938 | Bathing | 2 survived, 1 FATAL | YES | |||
| 14-11-1928 | No injury to occupants, shark bit keel | NO | 24yo dhow, occupant Eugene Wright | ||||
| 31-12-1899 | Cut to arm while roping shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | male | ||||
| Madras Harbor | 19-10-1893 | Murder | FATAL | YES | A young pearl trader | ||
| Madras | 02-10-1889 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | B, a young English officer |
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