List of all shark attacks in egypt
Fatal Attacks
13
Unprovoked Attacks
37
Total Attacks
42
There have been a total of 42 shark attacks in EGYPT. Out of those, 13 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 30.95%. 37 attacks came out of the blue while 5 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tzortzou Reef, Marsa Matruh | Sponge diving | Bitten on hand and thigh | NO | Giorgos | |||
| Port Said | No details | NO | Anonymous | ||||
| Alexandria | Remains of the men were recovered from a +17-foot shark | YES | Two men | ||||
| 31-05-1965 | Standing | Leg bitten | NO | male | |||
| South of Hurghada | 31-05-1965 | 1.5 m to 2.1 m [5' to 7'] shark, possibly a mako shark | Spearfishing, but standing in the water | Ankle and thigh bitten; shark made three strikes | NO | 25 to 35yo male | |
| Mersa Matruh | 31-12-1937 | Sponge diving | FATAL | YES | males | ||
| Alexandria | 14-05-1915 | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | Fell overboard | Shark involvement not confirmed | NO | male | |
| Port Said | 07-08-1899 | 09h30 | Bathing | Forearm, wrist & hand bitten | NO | 19yo Arab boy | |
| Port Said | 07-08-1899 | 11h30 | Floating on his back | Back muscles torn away | NO | 9yo Arab boy | |
| Port Said | 07-08-1899 | 08h30 | Bathing | Left leg bitten | NO | 13yo Arab boy |
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