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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahabalipuram beach, 37 km south of Chennai | 11-11-2003 | Tiger shark? | Swimming or surfing | Left index finger lacerated | NO | 35yo Mark Moquin | |
| Off Trivandrum (west coast) | "A 2' (0.6 m) brown shark" | Fishing, standing in water next to purse net | Lower leg lacerated | NO | Ranji Lal | ||
| Chennai (formerly Madras) | Bathing/Swimming | FATAL | YES | Harold Dickinson | |||
| Vanagiri, Madras (Chennai), Bay of Bengal | Fishing | Leg bitten | NO | 25yo Nedugattan | |||
| 13h00 | Shark involvement not confirmed | No details | NO | A.F.C. Smiot | |||
| Chennai | Bathing | "Serious injuries" | NO | 14yo Murugesan | |||
| Chennai (formerly Madras) | Washed off catamaran in the surf | FATAL | YES | 7 or 8yo male | |||
| Tuticorin | Diving | No details | NO | a pearl diver | |||
| River Cochin | Ship lay at anchor & man was working on its rudder | Leg severed mid-thigh, hand severed, arm above elbow and part of buttocks. Not known if he survived | NO | male | |||
| Tuticorin | Diving | No details | NO | a pearl diver |
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