Shark attack, Jul- to Sep-1959 (Unprovoked)
Location: Mouth of Devi River at Machgaon, Orissa, INDIA
Injury: 5 people killed by sharks, 30 others injured
Fatal: Y
Species: 1.5 m to 1.8 m [5' to 6'] sharks
Source: Reported byTimes of India, 11 September 1959; V.M. Coppleson (1952), p.247; Webster, p.67