List of all shark attacks in senegal
Fatal Attacks
3
Unprovoked Attacks
6
Total Attacks
11
There have been a total of 11 shark attacks in SENEGAL. Out of those, 3 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 27.27%. 6 attacks came out of the blue while 5 have been provoked by humans.
Provoked
Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-06-2007 | Questionable Incident | Murder | NO | Alex Takyi | |||
| Yoff Island | 31-08-1998 | 1.5 m shark | Spearfishing | Bitten by harpooned shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 25yo A.D | |
| Ziguinchor | Fishing | Calf bitten by shark caught in net PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Souleymane S. | |||
| Isle de Gorée | 18h15 | Lemon shark | Skindiving, fish at belt | Right thigh bitten | NO | 19yo k | |
| Tiaroye, near Dakar, Cap Vert Peninsula | 11h00 | Tiger shark | Fishing / diving | FATAL, right thigh bitten | YES | male | |
| Between Joal & Sangomar near Dakar | Shark involvement prior to death not confirmed | Fragment of human foot recovered from 300-kg [662-lb] tiger shark | NO | ||||
| Hann | 31-07-1967 | 04h00 | 1.8 m shark | Beach seine netting | Ankle bitten | NO | B.D. |
| Bel Air, Dakar | 29-02-1964 | 3 m shark | Free diving for shell | Thigh & hand bitten | NO | O.D. | |
| 31-07-1962 | 3.5 m shark | Beach seine netting | Ankle bitten | NO | 23yo M.G. | ||
| Thiaroye Guedi | 31-12-1960 | > 3 m shark | Free diving for molluscs | FATAL | YES | 20yo A.N. |
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