DateJul- to Sep-1959
TypeUnprovoked
CountryINDIA
LocationMouth of Devi River at Machgaon
Species1.5 m to 1.8 m [5' to 6'] sharks
Injury5 people killed by sharks, 30 others injured
SourceReported byTimes of India, 11 September 1959; V.M. Coppleson (1952), p.247; Webster, p.67
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