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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponce Inlet, Volusia County | 28-08-2014 | Spinner shark or blacktip shark | Surfing | Lacerations to shin | NO | 17yo Brendan Murphy | |
| Apalachicola Bay | 24-08-2014 | Bull shark, 4.5' | Fishing for sharks | Lacerations to forearm from hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | John Wiley | |
| 3 to 4 miles west of Indian Pass, Gulf County | 11-08-2014 | 11h10 | Bull shark, 8' | Standing | Puncture wounds and lacerations to left thigh and knee | NO | Kyle Hayes |
| Hallandale Beach, Broward County | 09-08-2014 | Puncture wounds & lacerations to foot | NO | 26yo male | |||
| Lori Wilson Park, Cocoa Beach, Brevard County | 08-08-2014 | 13h30 | Swimming | Puncture wounds to right foot & ankle | NO | 10yo Krama Fordham | |
| Cocoa Beach, Brevard County | 04-08-2014 | Swimming | Lacerations to foot | NO | 45yo female | ||
| South of Cocoa Beach, Brevard County | 01-08-2014 | Surfing | Foot bitten | NO | 50syo male | ||
| Table Beach, Brevard County | 01-08-2014 | 13h00 | Boogie boarding | Laceration to ankle | NO | 8yo Christian Sanhueza | |
| Indialantic, Brevard County | 20-07-2014 | Early afternoon | Standing | Lacerations to right knee | NO | 8yo Aayden Crick | |
| Okaloosa Island | 13-07-2014 | 14h30 | 4' shark | Swimming | Puncture wounds to foot | NO | 39yo Terrell Moore |
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