List of all shark attacks in croatia
Fatal Attacks
15
Unprovoked Attacks
21
Total Attacks
34
There have been a total of 34 shark attacks in CROATIA. Out of those, 15 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 44.12%. 21 attacks came out of the blue while 13 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
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Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pula | 20 kg shark | Fishing | Laceration to arm PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Narcisco Tomaz | ||
| Susak / Fiume (Rijeka, Istria) | 15h00 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 22yo Mira Kudlich | ||
| Bisk | Fishing | Injured by shark they were trying to catch PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 2 males | |||
| Rijeka | 6 m shark | No injury, shark nudged raft and circled for 2 hrs. | NO | male | |||
| Pula | 2 m shark | Badly bitten by a shark dragged onboard PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Fishing | |||
| Susak (Rijeka, Istria) | White shark | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 18yo Agnes Novak | ||
| Novigrad | 31-12-1969 | White shark | Spearfishing | No details | NO | Mr. Jurincic | |
| Bakar | 15-08-1966 | White shark | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 33yo Josef Treliac | |
| Opatija, northwestern coast of Rijeka Bay | 23-09-1961 | Early afternoon | White shark | Swimming | FATAL, hand severed & legs bitten | YES | 19yo Sabit Plana |
| Pula | 30-06-1954 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Human remains found in shark | NO | male |
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