List of all shark attacks in Unknown
Fatal Attacks
193
Unprovoked Attacks
286
Total Attacks
463
There have been a total of 463 shark attacks in Unknown. Out of those, 193 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 41.68%. 286 attacks came out of the blue while 177 have been provoked by humans.
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Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buccari Bay | 27-06-2012 | No shark involvement | Swimming | Leg struck. Initally reported as a shark attack, but involved a swordfish | NO | 60yo | |
| Matacucu Reef | 15-05-2012 | Spearfishing | Lacerations to head | NO | 20yo Tevita Naborisi | ||
| Cat Island | 21-01-2012 | Tiger shark | Diving, photographing sharks | No injury, shark grabbed his camera | NO | Russell Easton | |
| In a river feeding into the Bay of Bengal | 31-12-2011 | Netting shrimp | Hand severed | NO | Sametra Mestri | ||
| Cap La Houssaye | 04-10-2011 | 10h30 | 2 to 2.5 m shark | Canoeing | No injury to occupant | NO | 51yo Jean-Pierre Castellani |
| 29-07-2011 | Sea disaster | The two Malabagos were bitten by sharks but survived. The other occupants of the boat were rescued. | NO | 43yo Fishing vessel. Occupants Gerry Malabago, Mark Anthony Malabago & 2 others | |||
| Nukudamu | 20-03-2011 | 16h00 | Diving / fishing | Left forearm severely bitten, surgically amputated | NO | 30yo Metereti Jeke | |
| 31-12-2010 | Bitten by captive sharks PROVOKED INCIDENTS | NO | Phillip Peters | ||||
| 26-11-2010 | Morning | Fishing | Serious wounds to chest | NO | 47yo male | ||
| Boca Chica | 14-11-2010 | Morning | Diving | FATAL | YES | 21yo Pinales Pedro Zapata |
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