List of all shark attacks in hong-kong
Fatal Attacks
17
Unprovoked Attacks
23
Total Attacks
24
There have been a total of 24 shark attacks in HONG KONG. Out of those, 17 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 70.83%. 23 attacks came out of the blue while 1 have been provoked by humans.
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Beach | 12-06-1995 | Though to involve a tiger shark | Swimming | FATAL, left leg & forearm severed | YES | 45yo Wong Kwai-yung | |
| Sheung Sze Wan Beach | 01-06-1995 | 14h30 | 1.8 m to 2.1 m [6' to 7'] shark | Swimming | FATAL, right thigh bitten, femur exposed | YES | 29yo Herman Lo Cheuk-Yuet |
| Sai Kung Beach | 30-05-1995 | Diving | FATAL, right leg severed, left leg lacerated | YES | 44yo Tso Kam-Sun | ||
| Silverstrand | 10-06-1993 | 07h15 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 61yo Kwong Kong-hing | |
| Sheung Sz Wan | 31-05-1993 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 42yo Yan Sai-wah | ||
| Silverstrand | 30-04-1993 | Missing, believed taken by a shark | YES | female | |||
| Basalt Island, 9km from Silverstrand | 28-06-1991 | FATAL | YES | 22yo male | |||
| Sai Kung | 27-06-1991 | Fishing | FATAL, right arm severed | YES | male | ||
| Silverstrand Beach, near Hung Hau | 06-06-1991 | Between 06h00 & 07h20 | Tiger shark, >3 m [10'] | Swimming | Abdomen bitten & leg severed FATAL | YES | 65yo Yeung Tam-ho (female) |
| Mirs Bay | 27-08-1979 | Freedom swimming | Leg severed, FATAL | YES | 21yo male |
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