List of all shark attacks in Havana Province
Fatal Attacks
11
Unprovoked Attacks
13
Total Attacks
19
There have been a total of 19 shark attacks in Havana Province. Out of those, 11 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 57.89%. 13 attacks came out of the blue while 6 have been provoked by humans.
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havana Harbor | Swimming | Right leg severed at knee. In 1796 he became Lord Mayor of London. In 1778 he commissioned American artist, John Singleton Copley, to paint the incident: Watson and the Shark | NO | 14yo Brook Watson | |||
| Off Jaimanitas Yacht Club, Havana | Swimming to shore from capsized sailboat | FATAL | YES | Majin Alvarez Piedra | |||
| LaPlaya Beach / Vedado, Havana | Evening | Swimming | Right arm & leg bitten, arm & leg surgically amputated | NO | 29yo Emilio Grenet | ||
| Havana | Fishing for sharks | FATAL, became entangled in fishing line and pulled below the surface | YES | 18yo William Bolster | |||
| Havana Harbor | Lost his footing & fell overboard | FATAL, left leg severed below knee, right leg severed above knee by a second shark | YES | Sailor from ship Mobile | |||
| Miramar subdivision, Havana | Swimming a quarter mile offshore | FATAL, right leg bitten | YES | 23yo Pablo Medina | |||
| Miramar, Havana | Swimming | FATAL, "rescuers saw shark trying to drag him under by the leg" | YES | Laureano Rodriguez | |||
| Vedado Baths, Miramar, Havana | FATAL (Wire netting installed at local beaches after this incident.) | Swimming | FATAL (Wire netting installed at local beaches after this incident.) | YES | 18yo Manuel Romero | ||
| Cojimar | Playing on rock, slipped & fell into the water | FATAL | YES | boy | |||
| Havana Harbor | Fell overboard | FATAL | YES | a sailor |
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