List of all shark attacks in Florida
Fatal Attacks
47
Unprovoked Attacks
898
Total Attacks
1076
There have been a total of 1076 shark attacks in Florida. Out of those, 47 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 4.37%. 898 attacks came out of the blue while 178 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
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Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 29-11-2019 | Juvenile blacktip shark | Surfing | No injury, knocked from his board by the shark | NO | 9yo Chandler Moore | |
| Cocoa Beach, Brevard County | 10-11-2019 | 4' to 5' blacktip shark | Surfing | Lacerations to left foot | NO | 30yo Miller | |
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 26-10-2019 | 12h45 | 4' to 5' shark | Surfing | Minor cuts when he jumped off his board and landed on the shark. PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 32yo Stephen Michelena |
| Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County | 07-10-2019 | 12h00 | Surfing | Lacerations to right foot | NO | 20yo Justin Kendrick | |
| Satellite Beach, Brevard County | 23-09-2019 | 16h30 | 2' shark | Surfing | Lacerations to left foot | NO | 13yo Logan Radd |
| Huguenot Park, Jacksonville, Duval County | 23-09-2019 | 17h00 | Swimming | Laceration to arm | NO | male | |
| Jacksonville Beach, Duval County | 30-08-2019 | Afternoon | Thigh injured | NO | 60syo male | ||
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 26-08-2019 | 11h55 | 6.5' shark | Surfing | Hand and calf bitten when he jumped off surfboard and landed on the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 40yo Donald Walsh |
| Fort Lauderdale, Broward County | 20-08-2019 | 09h00 | Wading | Foot bitten | NO | 11yo Christian Mariani | |
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 15-08-2019 | 11h00 | Wading | Puncture marks to lower leg | NO | 9yo Maggie Crum |
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