List of all shark attacks in US Virgin Islands
Fatal Attacks
3
Unprovoked Attacks
4
Total Attacks
5
There have been a total of 5 shark attacks in US Virgin Islands. Out of those, 3 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 60.00%. 4 attacks came out of the blue while 1 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Island | 15-08-2008 | Dusk | 8' bull shark or Caribbean reef shark | Treading water | Severe lacerations to left foot | NO | 38yo Elizabeth Riggs |
| St. Croix, Cane Bay | 13-10-1972 | Oceanic whitetip shark x 2 | Scuba diving | FATAL, body not recovered | YES | Rodney Temple | |
| Water Island | Nurse shark, 1.5 m [5'] | Spearfishing on Scuba | Chest bitten by speared shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 18yo U.S. Navy U.D.T. Diver trainee, Ronald Gerringer | ||
| St. John, Genti Bay | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 46yo Clide Osborne | |||
| St. Thomas, Magens Bay | 19-04-1963 | 13h50 | Hand found in gut of 2.9 m to 3.3 m [9'7" to 10'11"] Galapagos shark, C. galapagensis | Swimming | FATAL, hand severed, shoulder, hip, foot, thigh bitten & femoral artery severed | YES | 25yo Naval Lt. (jg) John Gibson |
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