List of all shark attacks in Massachusetts
Fatal Attacks
4
Unprovoked Attacks
9
Total Attacks
16
There have been a total of 16 shark attacks in Massachusetts. Out of those, 4 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 25.00%. 9 attacks came out of the blue while 7 have been provoked by humans.
Provoked
Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marconi Beach, Wellfleet, Barnstable County | 22-08-2017 | 10h00 | White shark, 5' to 7' | SUP | Not injured by shark but board bitten | NO | 69yo Cleveland Bigelow |
| Menauhant Beach, Falmouth, Barnstable County | 02-08-2017 | 23h30 | 4' shark | Fishing | Foot bitten by landed shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 34yo male |
| Off Gloucester, Essec County | 06-07-2016 | 10h00 | dogfish shark | Fishing | Fin of hooked shark injured fisherman's forearm. . PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 59yo Roger Brissom |
| Manomet Point, Plymouth, Plymouth County | 02-09-2014 | 18h00 | White shark, 12' to 14' | Kayaking | No injury, shark bit kayak | NO | 20syo Ida Parker & Kristen Orr |
| Ballston Beach, Truro, Cape Cod | 29-07-2012 | 15h30 | Thought to involve a white shark | Body surfing | Lacerations to both legs below the knees | NO | 50yo Chris Myers |
| Chatham Island | 20-07-2001 | Mako shark, 14' | Fishing | No Injury to occupants; shark bumped the boat | NO | boat, occupants: Joseph Fitzback & 6 passengers | |
| Truro (Cape Cod), Barnstable County | 20-07-1996 | 6' shark | Swimming | Lacerations to left leg & right foot | NO | 46yo James Orlowski | |
| Hollywood Beach, just above Mattapoisett Harbor, Buzzards Bay | 15h30 | White shark (identified by Dr. Hugh Smith) | Swimming crawl stroke | FATAL, finger severed, thigh bitten He died during the surgical amputation of his leg | YES | 16yo Joseph Troy, Jr | |
| 40 miles south of Nantucket | 21-08-1969 | Fishing | Leg bitten by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 28yo Robert Eleniefsky | ||
| Granite Pier, Rockport | 03-02-1965 | 14h30 | 1.2 m [4'] shark | Scuba diving | Punctures on left thigh | NO | 18yo Ronald R. Powell |
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