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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Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Talbot Island, Duval County | 17-09-2015 | 19h00 | Swimming | Lacerations to calf | NO | Peter Vergenz | |
| Jacksonville Beach, Duval County | 16-09-2015 | 15h00 | Surfing | Injury to right foot | NO | 20yo Bryan Liebetrau | |
| Cocoa Beach, Brevard County | 21-08-2015 | 19h45 | Shark involvement not confirmed | Wound to right lower leg | NO | young boy | |
| Jacksonville Beach, Duval County | 18-08-2015 | 15h30 | 3' shark | Walking | Lacerations to right leg | NO | 10yo Kaley Szarmack |
| Daytona Beach, Volusia County | 25-07-2015 | 19h00 | Blacktip or spinner shark, 4' | Surfing | Minor injury to sole of foot | NO | 25yo Shawn Warrilow |
| Jacksonville Beach, Duval County | 25-06-2015 | 19h30 | Shark involvement not confirmed | Swimming | Minor lacerations to leg | NO | female |
| Daytona Beach Shores | 16-06-2015 | 13h00 | Swimming | Minor injury to calf | NO | 10yo Gavin Simpson | |
| Lori Wilson Park, Cocoa Beach, Brevard County | 06-06-2015 | 10h50 | Bull shark, 5' | Playing | Lacerations to right calf | NO | 11yo Lucas Vertullo |
| Fort Lauderdale | 04-06-2015 | small nurse shark | Attempting to rescue a shark | Puncture wound to finger | NO | 17yo female | |
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 28-05-2015 | 13h45 | Wading | Minor lacerations to dorsum of right foot | NO | 19yo Dakota Hatfield |
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