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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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junk Bay | Swimming | FATAL, leg severely bitten | YES | 20yo James Cook, a seaman from HMS Comus | |||
| Tweed Beach | "shortly before dusk" | Bathing | FATAL | YES | Sargeant H.W. Jackson | ||
| Bathing alongside ship | FATAL, thigh bitten | YES | Naval Rating | ||||
| Tiger shark said to be 5 to 7 m [16.5' to 23'] | Playing volleyball with friends | Both legs lacerated | NO | female |
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