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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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocoa Beach, Brevard County | 28-05-2015 | 15h00 | Standing | Left foot bitten | NO | 14yo Ashlyn Gilpin | |
| Cocoa Beach, Brevard County | 23-05-2015 | Swimming | Puncture wounds to lower left leg and ankle, shallow lacerations to foot, deep laceration to Achilles tendon | NO | 13yo Alysa Whetro | ||
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 19-05-2015 | 10h30 | 5' shark | Surfing | 2 puncture wounds to dorsum of left foot | NO | 18yo Matthew Zaccaria |
| Cocoa Beach, Brevard County | 06-05-2015 | 15h00 | Swimming | Lacerations to lower left leg, ankle & foot | NO | Josh Green | |
| Resident's Beach, Marco Island | 25-04-2015 | 16h30 | 3- to 4-foot shark | Wading | Lacerations to left calf | NO | 63yo Carsten Jessen |
| Florida Keys, Monroe County | 12-04-2015 | Blue shark, 8 to 9 feet | Photographing the shark | Lacerations to shoulder and left bicep | NO | 48yo Mark Rackley | |
| 3 miles off Jupiter, Palm Beach County | 02-04-2015 | Afternoon | Bull shark | Spearfishing | Injuries to head & torso | NO | 70yo Rick Neumann |
| Off Panama City | 18-01-2015 | White shark | Fishing | No injury but shark bit trolling motor & rammed boat | NO | 22-ft boat. Occupant Captain Scott Fitzgerald | |
| 07-01-2015 | Night | No shark involvement | Swimming after falling overboard | During his 16-hour swim to shore, he was circled by a shark but it did not injure him | NO | 38yo Rob Konrad | |
| Windsor Beach, Indian River County | 31-12-2014 | Afternoon | "A small shark" | Leg bitten | NO | 12yo male |
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