List of all shark attacks in saudi-arabia
Fatal Attacks
1
Unprovoked Attacks
4
Total Attacks
5
There have been a total of 5 shark attacks in SAUDI ARABIA. Out of those, 1 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 20.00%. 4 attacks came out of the blue while 1 have been provoked by humans.
Provoked
Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off Duba | 02-03-2012 | Attempting to Kite surf from Egypt to Saudi Arabia | Harassed by sharks but not injured by them | NO | 42yo Jan Lisewski | ||
| East of the Ras Tanura-Jubail area | 2 hrs before sunset | Diving | Tissue stripped knee to foot | NO | a pearl diver | ||
| East of the Ras Tanura-Jubail area | Diving | Foot lacerated, surgically amputated | NO | a pearl diver | |||
| East of the Ras Tanura-Jubail area | "a black-tipped shark" | Diving | FATAL, died of sepsis | YES | a pearl diver | ||
| East of the Ras Tanura-Jubail area | 6' shark | Diving | Buttocks bitten | NO | a fisherman / diver |
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