Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at Amherst, Near Rangoon, BURMA — 1894
What happened
Historical record: Amherst, Near Rangoon, BURMA. Recorded date: 1894. Classification: Historical report — shark or alligator uncertain.
What is known
- Recorded classification: Historical report — shark or alligator uncertain
What remains uncertain
- The contemporary account explicitly says the animal was a 'shark or alligator'; do not assert shark involvement as certain.
- Historical source match supplied with the recovery material; not independently verified.
Fact panel
- Date
- 1894
- Date precision
- Year
- Location
- Amherst, Near Rangoon, BURMA
- Country
- BURMA
- Activity
- Bathing / attempted rescue
- Incident classification
- Historical report — shark or alligator uncertain
- Area / state
- Near Rangoon
- Person / vessel
- Grace Darling and a pupil
- Sex
- F
- Injury / case note
- Both Grace Darling and the pupil she attempted to rescue died.
- Outcome
- Fatal
- Species
- Unknown
- Species confidence
- Unknown
- Coordinate precision
- Unknown
Incident location
Amherst, Near Rangoon, BURMA
The recorded area has not yet been matched reliably to the map.
Sources and verification
- Period narrative citing a letter in The Times, 25 May 1894 — www.gutenberg.orgSupports: Historical incident fields; supplied source match, not independent verification
Shark incident records can change as investigations develop. This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-25.
Historical facts retain the provenance and uncertainty of the cited references. Source timestamps record when the supplied material was imported, not an independent source retrieval or verification.
Supplementary content updated: 2026-09-24. This does not change the original verification status or review date.