List of all shark attacks in england
Fatal Attacks
5
Unprovoked Attacks
12
Total Attacks
23
There have been a total of 23 shark attacks in ENGLAND. Out of those, 5 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 21.74%. 12 attacks came out of the blue while 11 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off Land's End | 12-05-2018 | 08h15 | Invalid incident | Fishing | Injured by teeth of a dead porbeagle shark he was tossing overboard. | NO | 21yo Max Berryman |
| Lundy Island | 29-08-2008 | Blue shark | Fishing | Wrist bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 52yo Stephen Perkins | |
| Folkestone | 16-05-2007 | Afternoon | Lesser spotted dogfish, Scyliorhinus canicula, less than 80 cm in length | Fishing | Bitten on the nose by a hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 38yo Phil Tanner |
| The Fountain Pub in Tenbury Wells | 13-02-2000 | Miami, a 60 cm blacktip shark and two 60 cm bamboo catsharks | Feeding prawns to captive sharks | Fingers bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Paul Smith, a chef | |
| Isle of Wight | 14-06-1981 | 13', 400-lb thresher shark | Fishing | Minor injuries from shark that leapt aboard their boat | NO | 2 fishermen | |
| Teignmouth | 08-01-1970 | 8' blue shark | Attempted to return injured shark to the sea | Leg bitten | NO | a fisherman | |
| Off Shanklin | 08h00 | Fishing | No injury but shark lifted boat out of the water | NO | Mr. S. Page | ||
| Blue or porbeagle shark | Leg abraded | NO | male | ||||
| Weymouth | Blue shark, 4' | Fishing | Leg bitten by shark he was attempting to capture PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Roberts | ||
| Weymouth | 12' shark | Fishing for mackerel | Arms broken by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 2 fishermen |
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