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Shark attack at Panihati, 4 miles south of Barrackpore on the Hoogly River in West Bengal, India

GSAF Case # 1880.05.02.a
Date 02 May 1880
Country India
Area West Bengal
Location Panihati, 4 miles south of Barrackpore on the Hoogly River
Activity Bathing
Name N., a native boy
Sex Male
Age 11
Injury FATAL, right leg severed at mid-thigh, femur severed
Time 10h00
Species
Investigator or Source V.M. Coppleson (1958), p.260, G.A. Llano, pp.137-138
Fatal? Fatal
Incident Type Unprovoked