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List of all shark attacks in turks-and-caicos

Fatal Attacks

2

Unprovoked Attacks

4

Total Attacks

5

There have been a total of 5 shark attacks in TURKS & CAICOS. Out of those, 2 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 40.00%. 4 attacks came out of the blue while 1 have been provoked by humans.

Provoked

Unprovoked

Fatal

Non Fatal

LocationDateTimeSpeciesActivityInjuryFatalPerson
Mudjin Harbor 29-06-2011 13h30SnorkelingLacerations to left shoulder and backNO 28yo Tyler Cyronak
French Cay 18-06-2011 5' sharkSpearfishingRight calf bittenNO 35yo Cefor Lewis
03-05-2007 Sea DisasterSome of the bodies recovered had been bitten by sharksYES Haitian refugees perished when their boat capsized in choppy seas
French Cay 13-11-2002 08h401.8 m to 2.1 m [6' to 7'] Caribbean Reef SharkSnorkelingRight upper am, shoulder & back severely bittenNO 41yo Michelle Glenn
22-02-2002 Capsized fishing boatFATALYES John Sutton
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