List of all shark attacks in jamaica
Fatal Attacks
14
Unprovoked Attacks
21
Total Attacks
27
There have been a total of 27 shark attacks in JAMAICA. Out of those, 14 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 51.85%. 21 attacks came out of the blue while 6 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Royal | 26-06-2013 | Shark involvement prior to death not confirmed | Probable drowning with post-mortem bites | NO | 20yo Kevin | ||
| Pillikin Red Light area | 11-03-2013 | 09h00 | Tiger shark, 4.8 m | Spearfishing | FATAL | YES | 68yo George Facey |
| Pedro Cays | 31-01-2013 | Knee bitten | NO | 18yo male | |||
| Priestman's River area, East Portland | 24-04-1980 | Spearfishing | Hand bitten by speared shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Venus Goulbourne | ||
| Bogue (near Falmouth) | 07h30 | Seine netting | Left knee, calf & heel bitten by shark trapped in the net PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Albert Buchanan | ||
| East Beach, Kingsston | 12h00 | Diving off wharf | FATAL | YES | Teenyo Wilbert Gibbs | ||
| Kingston Harbor | Fishing | Survived | NO | ||||
| Kingston Harbor | 2.7 m [9'] shark later captured by Mitchell-Hedges | Standing | FATAL, right leg severed at thigh | YES | 14yo Adeline Lopez | ||
| Savanna-la-Mar | Jumped overboard | FATAL | YES | sailor | |||
| Savanna-la-Mar | 10h00 | 6' shark | Swimming | FATAL, arm severed, thigh severely bitten | YES | 19yo Sausse Leon |
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