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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Beach, St Augustine, St. Johns County | 16-07-2013 | Swimming | 4 cuts to posterior calf | NO | teenyo male | ||
| Jacksonville, Duval County | 24-06-2013 | Possibly a Bull shark, 3' | Swimming | Lacerations to left foot | NO | Colleen Malone | |
| Atlantic Beach, Duval County | 14-06-2013 | Surfing | Lacerations to left ankle | NO | female | ||
| Off Snipe Point, Florida Keys, Monroe County | 05-06-2013 | Lemon shark, 4' | Fishing for sharks | Left hand bitten as he attempted to remove hook from shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 58yo Walter Kefauver | |
| Ormond Beach, Volusia County | 26-05-2013 | Afternoon | Swimming | Right foot bitten | NO | 11yo Kyle Kirkpatrick | |
| Melbourne Beach, Brevard County | 03-05-2013 | 11h15 | a small shark | Surfing | Lacerations to left foot and ankle | NO | 16yo Michael Adler |
| Near Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County | 16-04-2013 | 10h30 | 3' shark | Playing in the surf | Lacerations to right foot | NO | 9yo Colten Cicarelli |
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 12-04-2013 | 13h30 | Bull shark | Surfing | Minor lacerations to right hand | NO | 21yo Joshua White |
| Jensen Beach, Martin County | 03-04-2013 | Swimming | Lacerations to hand | NO | 50yo male | ||
| Sanibel Island, Lee County | 31-03-2013 | a small shark | Right shin bitten | NO | Dylan Hapworth |
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