List of all shark attacks in California
Fatal Attacks
19
Unprovoked Attacks
186
Total Attacks
294
There have been a total of 294 shark attacks in California. Out of those, 19 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 6.46%. 186 attacks came out of the blue while 108 have been provoked by humans.
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Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County | 10-07-2017 | 11h00 | White shark | Kayaking | No injury, kayak bitten | NO | Steve Lawson |
| Sunset Beach, Orange County | 02-05-2017 | 14h30 | Shark involvement highly doubtful | Surfing | Laceration to thigh, likely caused by surfboard fin | NO | 18yo Sophia Raab |
| San Onofre, San Diego County | 28-04-2017 | 17h34 | Swimming | Major injury to posterior thigh | NO | Leeanne Ericson | |
| Monterey Bay | 17-03-2017 | 14h30 | White shark | Kayaking | No injury, kayak bitten | NO | Brian Correira |
| Bunkers, Humboldt Bay, Eureka, Humboldt County | 16-09-2016 | After noon | Surfing | No injury, board bitten | NO | 43yo Yuma | |
| Refugio State Beach, Santa Barbara County | 31-08-2016 | White shark, 8' to 10' | Spearfishing | Two toes broken & lacerated | NO | 22yo Tyler McQuillen | |
| Surfside, Orange County | 14-07-2016 | 17h00 | White shark, 10' to 12' | Kite surfing | No injury, board damaged | NO | 61yo Lee Frees |
| Capitola, Santa Cruz County | 07-07-2016 | White shark | Fishing for squid | No injury. Hull bitten, tooth fragment recovered | NO | Mark Davis | |
| Off Palos Verdes peninsula, Los Angeles County | 06-07-2016 | White shark | Fishing for sharks | No injury. Hull bitten, tooth fragment recovered | NO | 24' boat Shark Tagger Occupant Keith Poe | |
| Corona Del Mar, Newport, Orange County | 28-05-2016 | 16h00 | Swimming | Injuries to arm and shoulder | NO | 52yo Maria Korcsmaros |
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