List of all shark attacks in fiji
Fatal Attacks
22
Unprovoked Attacks
56
Total Attacks
62
There have been a total of 62 shark attacks in FIJI. Out of those, 22 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 35.48%. 56 attacks came out of the blue while 6 have been provoked by humans.
Provoked
Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rewa River | 14-11-1921 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | |||
| 31-12-1916 | Wreck of large double sailing canoe | FATAL, 18 people were killed by sharks, 2 survived | YES | 20 Fijians | |||
| Beqa | 12-01-1912 | Washed overboard | FATAL | YES | 7yo | ||
| 12-04-1898 | The cutter Francis Adams foundered | Lacerations to thigh | NO | male | |||
| Rewa River | 05-09-1894 | Dangling feet in the water | Foot severed | NO | Fijian girl | ||
| Between Kadavu & Beqa | 22-05-1893 | Canoe swamped | FATAL | YES | a girl | ||
| Totoya | 29-08-1879 | Severely bitten on heel, 20 others taken by sharks | NO | male + 20 | |||
| 14-12-1877 | FATAL | YES | a male & a female | ||||
| Na Koro Vatu, Rewa River | 10-03-1877 | Thigh severely bitten, femur exposed | NO | 15yo boy | |||
| 24-11-1856 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | a seaman |
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