List of all shark attacks in West Bengal
Fatal Attacks
3
Unprovoked Attacks
8
Total Attacks
8
There have been a total of 8 shark attacks in West Bengal. Out of those, 3 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 37.50%. 8 attacks came out of the blue while 0 have been provoked by humans.
Provoked
Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooghley River near Budge-Budge | 01-05-1938 | Bathing | 2 survived, 1 FATAL | YES | |||
| Ganges River | 14-05-1880 | 11h00 | Left hand severed, arm & right calf injured | NO | 20yo Sutto Cumar Mukerjea, a.k.a. Haboo | ||
| Hoogly River | 13-05-1880 | Bathing in river | Hands, forearm & left thigh lacerated, radial artery severed | NO | 60yo a widow | ||
| Panihati, 4 miles south of Barrackpore on the Hoogly River | 01-05-1880 | 10h00 | Bathing | FATAL, right leg severed at mid-thigh, femur severed | YES | 11yo N., a native boy | |
| (Calcutta?) | 01-05-1880 | 12h00 | Bathing in river | FATAL, left forearm & hand bitten, brachial artery severed, died of secondary hemorrhage 11 days later | YES | Sasti | |
| Hoogly River, Calcutta | 31-05-1870 | Bathing / standing | Right foot & leg bitten, surgically amputated | NO | 40yo B., "an Ooryah coolie" | ||
| Hooghly River mouth | 31-12-1636 | Wading | NO | Hindu pilgrims | |||
| Ganges Delta | 31-12-1616 | NO | Indian people |
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