List of all shark attacks in mauritius
Fatal Attacks
4
Unprovoked Attacks
7
Total Attacks
10
There have been a total of 10 shark attacks in MAURITIUS. Out of those, 4 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 40.00%. 7 attacks came out of the blue while 3 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Goulet | 22-10-2017 | Afternoon | Swimming | Minor injury to foot | NO | male | |
| 19-11-2014 | Fishing | FATAL, arm bitten by shark hauled on deck PROVOKED INCIDENT | YES | 39yo Rameshwar Ram Dhauro | |||
| Pointe aux Canonniers | 21-04-1999 | 06h00 | Grey reef shark, 1.5 m | Swimming | Thigh bitten | NO | 41yo Sylvia Lanner |
| Belle-Mare | 28-01-1999 | Bull shark | Spearfishing | Legs & torso injured | NO | 47yo Rajkumar Mansaram | |
| Mahebourg | 05-01-1992 | Grey reef shark | Fishing | Survived | NO | male | |
| Port Louis | Spearfishing, speared a small shark | Right foot lacerated by a larger shark. Lost several toes PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Bernard Montessier | |||
| Two miles from shore in Tamarind Bay | Swimming to shore after a squall capsized their motorized shark fishing boat | Five men were said to have been killed by sharks | YES | males, shark fishermen | |||
| 05-02-1963 | Laceration to right forearm | NO | 24yo Irené Rose | ||||
| 30-04-1864 | Fell overboard | FATAL | YES | male from the whaler Albatross | |||
| 31-03-1864 | Fell overboard | FATAL | YES | cook from the Charleston |
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