List of all shark attacks in Grand Bahama Island
Fatal Attacks
0
Unprovoked Attacks
8
Total Attacks
10
There have been a total of 10 shark attacks in Grand Bahama Island. Out of those, none have thankfully been fatal. 8 attacks came out of the blue while 2 have been provoked by humans.
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Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Lucaya, Freeport | 03-07-2015 | 6' shark | Spearfishing | Lacerations to lower leg & ankle | NO | 23yo Katie Hester | |
| Off Lucaya | 12-07-2011 | 12h30 | Scuba diving | Injuries to arm | NO | 54yo male | |
| Off West End | 23-05-2008 | Tiger sharks in area | Sea Disaster | Boat capsized in squall. 2 bodies scavenged by sharks | NO | unknown | |
| Sweetings Cay | 27-09-2007 | 12h00 | Caribbean reef shark | Spearfishing | Thigh bitten | NO | 48yo Leslie Gano |
| Sandy Cay | 10-01-2006 | Morning | Invalid | Diving for lobsters | No injury, divers felt threatened by 10' pregnant female tiger shark & killed the shark | NO | Hayward Thomas & Shalton Barr |
| High Rock, 25 to 30 miles east of Freeport | 15-08-2001 | 16h00 | 1.9 m [6.5'] bull shark | Spearfishing | Calf bitten | NO | 43yo Kent Bonde |
| Freeport | 03-08-2001 | 10h20 | Swimming | Leg bitten, later surgically amputated above the knee | NO | 36yo Krishna Thompson | |
| Freeport | 23-06-1994 | 15h30 | 1.8 m [6'] shark | Spearfishing | Forearm severely bitten | NO | 30yo Alton Curtis |
| Gingerbread Reef, east of Little Isaac Island | 06-08-1981 | 12h00 | Mako shark (tooth fragments recovered) | Snorkeling on surface | Upper right arm bitten | NO | 53yo Robert Marx |
| Memory Rock, 18 miles from NW end of the Island | 13-09-1973 | 14h30 | 7' to 8' bull shark | Free diving, Spearfishing | Left hand & forearm lacerated | NO | 11yo Kevin G. Schlusemeyer |
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