Fatal Attacks
1
Unprovoked Attacks
2
Total Attacks
3
There have been a total of 3 shark attacks in HAITI. Out of those, 1 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 33.33%. 2 attacks came out of the blue while 1 have been provoked by humans.
Provoked
Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
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Aux Cayes (now Les Cayes) | Invalid | Reached out to disentangle rope & fell overboard | No attack, no injury | NO | William Thomas, a seaman from the Hamburg-American liner Alleghany | ||
Marine Dock | 15h30 | Comrades saw shark's tail appear about 5' away | Dived into a school of baitfish | FATAL, large wound on thigh | YES | E.C.P, a U.S. Marine | |
Wading | Leg severed below knee | NO | 15yo Syrian |
Be honest, when was the last time you watched a decent shark movie?