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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.

Provoked

Unprovoked

Fatal

Non Fatal

LocationDateTimeSpeciesActivityInjuryFatalPerson
Mill Bay 30-04-1812 Thought to involve a porbeagle or mako sharkSwimmingBoth legs injuredNO soldier from the Lancashire militia
On the Thames River 11-09-1792 FishingFATAL, PROVOKED INCIDENTYES male
Brighton 25-09-1785 Tiger shark?Human remains recovered from sharkYES
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