List of all shark attacks in bahamas
Fatal Attacks
11
Unprovoked Attacks
89
Total Attacks
115
There have been a total of 115 shark attacks in BAHAMAS. Out of those, 11 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 9.57%. 89 attacks came out of the blue while 26 have been provoked by humans.
Provoked
Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-01-2020 | Floating | PROVOKED INCIDENT Scratches to left wrist | NO | 24yo Ana Bruna Avila | |||
| Great Guana Cay | 03-07-2019 | 17h30 | Snorkeling | Unknown | NO | 32yo male | |
| Rose Island | 25-06-2019 | 14h00 | Snorkeling | FATAL | YES | 21yo Jordan Lindsey | |
| Compass Cay | 08-11-2018 | 13h30 | Nurse shark | Swimming | Arc of shallow lacerations to back | NO | 8yo Asher Jones |
| Staniel Cay | 08-07-2018 | Nurse shark, 5' | Floating | Minor injury to wrist | NO | 19yo Katarina Zarutskie | |
| Nirvana Beach | 13-04-2018 | 09h30 | Tiger shark | Surfing | No Injury. Shark swam away with the surf board | NO | Bruce Rowan |
| Bimini | 04-04-2018 | 18h00 | Bull shark | Swimming | 2 puncture wounds to left foot, abrasion to right foot | NO | 12yo Shane McConnell |
| 08-12-2017 | Nurse shark. 5' | Snorkeling | Minor injury to arm | NO | 25yo Sarah Illig-Carroll | ||
| 17-08-2017 | 15h00 | 5' shark | Spearfishing | Hand injured | NO | male | |
| Rose Island | 26-07-2017 | Snorkeling | Foot & ankle injured | NO | female |
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