List of all shark attacks in usa
Fatal Attacks
187
Unprovoked Attacks
1788
Total Attacks
2310
There have been a total of 2310 shark attacks in USA. Out of those, 187 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 8.10%. 1788 attacks came out of the blue while 522 have been provoked by humans.
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbur-by-the-Sea, Volusia County | 18-08-2001 | 11h20 | Surfing | Left foot lacerated | NO | 17yo female | |
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 17-08-2001 | 12h05 | 3' shark, possibly a blacktip or spinner shark | Surfing | Back of left hand gashed | NO | 19yo Jaison Valentin |
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 17-08-2001 | 12h30 | Possibly a blacktip or spinner shark | Surfing | Cuts on right foot | NO | 20yo Jeff White |
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 17-08-2001 | 10h00 | Blacktip shark, 5' to 6' | Surfing | Left ankle bitten | NO | 19yo Dylan Feindt |
| Near 70th Avenue, Myrtle Beach, Horry County | 04-08-2001 | Toe bitten | NO | female | |||
| Myrtle Beach, Horry County | 25-07-2001 | Survived | NO | female | |||
| Taverniier, Monroe County | 24-07-2001 | 16h00 | Minor injury | NO | male | ||
| Marathon , Monroe County | 23-07-2001 | Nurse shark | 2 bites behind knee | NO | female | ||
| Chatham Island | 20-07-2001 | Mako shark, 14' | Fishing | No Injury to occupants; shark bumped the boat | NO | boat, occupants: Joseph Fitzback & 6 passengers | |
| Santa Rosa Island, Escambia County | 14-07-2001 | 14h30 | Surfing | Left foot & heel lacerated | NO | 48yo Michael Waters |
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