List of all shark attacks in panama
Fatal Attacks
18
Unprovoked Attacks
27
Total Attacks
32
There have been a total of 32 shark attacks in PANAMA. Out of those, 18 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 56.25%. 27 attacks came out of the blue while 5 have been provoked by humans.
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North shore of Rey Island, Las Perlas archipelago | 14h35 | White shark, 2 m [6'9"] (Tooth fragment recovered from victim's shoulder & identified by J.T. Nicholls) | Dived overboard to check propeller of US Navy motor torpedo boat | FATAL, left leg & shoulder bitten | YES | 20yo sailor | |
| White shark, 2.4 m [8'] | Washed overboard by swell | FATAL. His back was bitten as he was being towed to ship by rescuer, Lieut (j.g.) Stanley Kurta, then the shark pulled him below the surface. | YES | US Naval seaman, one of a crew on a Panama Sea Frontier Naval Patrol craft manned by Coast Guard | |||
| Panama Canal | "Severely bitten" | NO | Clarence Ware | ||||
| 60 miles offshore | Retrieving bait box that had fallen overboard | Hand severely bitten | NO | 19yo Jose Gonzales | |||
| Taboga & Isla del Rey | Pearl diving | FATAL | YES | African slaves | |||
| Bella Vista Beach | Swimming | FATAL, body not recovered | YES | male | |||
| Otoque Island | 5.5 m [18'] shark | Bathing | FATAL | YES | 18yo Roberto Menacho | ||
| Limon Bay | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 21yo Jorge Fernandez | |||
| Cristobal | Fell overboard from USS cruiser Tacoma | FATAL | YES | Samuel Barnes, a Marine | |||
| Mouth of Rio Dudio, 50 miles west of the city of Colon | Bathing with her mother | Foot bitten | NO | 8 or 10yo Maria Asista |
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