List of all shark attacks in reunion
Fatal Attacks
29
Unprovoked Attacks
57
Total Attacks
60
There have been a total of 60 shark attacks in REUNION. Out of those, 29 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 48.33%. 57 attacks came out of the blue while 3 have been provoked by humans.
Provoked
Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roches Noire | 17-06-2017 | 10h00 | Bull shark, 2m | Body boarding | No injury, shark bit surfboard | NO | 34yo Julien |
| Pointe au Sal | 28-04-2017 | 11h15 | Body boarding | FATAL | YES | 28yo Adrien Dubosc | |
| 20-02-2017 | 09h30 | Body boarding | Fatal | YES | 26yo Alexandre Naussance | ||
| Boucan Canot | 26-08-2016 | 17h00 | Bull shark, 3.5 m | Surfing | Right arm severed, ankle severely bitten | NO | 20yo Laurent Chardard |
| St. Leu | 21-07-2015 | Bull shark, 2m | Surfing | Arm bitten | NO | 45yo Rodolphe Arriéguy | |
| Folette | 31-05-2015 | 15h00 | Bull shark, 2.5 m | Surfing | Left forearm bitten | NO | 47yo Eddy Chaussalet |
| Cap Homard | 11-04-2015 | 09h00 | Bull shark | Surfing | FATAL | YES | 13yo Elio Canestri |
| Ravine Mula | 13-02-2015 | 18h30 | Tiger shark, 3.5 m | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 22yo Talon Bishop |
| 21-07-2014 | 15h00 | 1.8 metre shark | Surfing | Lacerations to right wrist & calf | NO | 51yo Vincent Rintz | |
| Ravine Mula | 25-10-2013 | 16h30 | Thought to involve a bull shark | Body boarding | Right leg severed | NO | 24yo Gicquel Tanguy |
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