Fatal Attack

1938 Hooghley River near Budge-Budge, West Bengal, INDIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1938

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Hooghley River near Budge-Budge, West Bengal, INDIA

🌍 INDIA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

2 survived, 1 FATAL

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks have been around longer than trees.

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