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.
Provoked
Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
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Mill Bay | 30-04-1812 | Thought to involve a porbeagle or mako shark | Swimming | Both legs injured | NO | soldier from the Lancashire militia | |
On the Thames River | 11-09-1792 | Fishing | FATAL, PROVOKED INCIDENT | YES | male | ||
Brighton | 25-09-1785 | Tiger shark? | Human remains recovered from shark | YES |
Be honest, when was the last time you watched a decent shark movie?