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
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Beach, Melbourne, Brevard County | 06-11-2015 | 11h00 | Shark involvement not confirmed | Surfing | Lower left leg injured | NO | 9yo Ryla Underwood |
| Cocoa Beach, Brevard County | 31-10-2015 | 14h00 | 3' to 5' shark | Wading | Injury to right ankle/calf & hand | NO | 28yo Jill Kruse |
| Playalinda Beach, Brevard County | 20-10-2015 | 14h30 | 5' shark | Surfing | Lacerations to left hand | NO | 21yo Michael Salinger |
| Deerfield Beach, Broward County | 18-10-2015 | 13h50 | Spinner shark, 5' | Surfing | Left foot bitten | NO | 21yo Peter Kirn |
| Pepper Park Beach, St. Lucie County | 04-10-2015 | 13h00 | Body boarding | 2 lacerations to ankle | NO | 22yo male | |
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 03-10-2015 | 08h30 | Blacktip shark, 4' to 5' | Surfing | Severe lacerations to left hand | NO | 14yo Phillip Tarasovic |
| Vilano Beach, St. Johns County | 28-09-2015 | 16h20 | Blacktip shark, 5' to 6' | Surfing | Laceration to heel, puncture wounds to dorsum of foot | NO | 22yo David Morrison, Jr. |
| Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, Nassau County | 19-09-2015 | 12h30 | 4' shark | Wading | Significant injuries to leg | NO | 12yo Joshua Bitner, Jr. |
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 19-09-2015 | 16h45 | juvenile shark | Surfing | Minor injury to left ankle | NO | 14yo male |
| Vilano Beach, St. Johns County | 19-09-2015 | 07h30 | Photographing fish | Injury to right hand / wrist | NO | 16yo Filippo Schiavo |
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