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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Island, Corolla, Currituck County | 05-07-2000 | 16h30 | Tiger shark, 0.9 m to 1.5 m [3' to 5'] ? | Playing | Calf lacerated | NO | 12yo Ashley Walker |
| Artifical reef 3 miles off Manatee Beach, Manatee County | 03-07-2000 | 12h00 | Nurse shark, 1.2 m [4'] | Spearfishing, holding mesh bag with speared fish | Lower right calf lacerated | NO | 55yo Beverly Comstock |
| Daytona Beach, Volusia County | 03-07-2000 | 18h00 | Wading | Left inner thigh | NO | 20yo Niesha Peterson | |
| Smyrna Dunes Park, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 01-07-2000 | 14h45 | 0.9 m [3'] shark, probably a blacktip or spinner shark | Standing | Left thigh lacerated | NO | 19yo Danielle Shidemantle |
| Smyrna Dunes Park, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 01-07-2000 | 17h00 | 0.9 m [3'] shark | Wading | Left calf & hand lacerated | NO | 13yo Amber Benningfield |
| Seminole Avenue, Ormond Beach, Volusia County | 18-06-2000 | 07h50 | Standing | Right ankle lacerated | NO | 52yo Jacob Alegood | |
| Pensacola Bay, Escambia County | 12-06-2000 | 14h30 | Bull shark, 2.4 m [8'] | Sailing | No injury to occupants, boat's rear platform bitten | NO | 22' pleasure boat |
| J.P. Luby Surf Park, Corpus Christi | 09-06-2000 | 16h00 | Blacktip shark, 1.2 m to 1.8 m [4' to 6'] | Surfing | Foot lacerated | NO | 17yo Kenny Alexander |
| Gulf Shores, Baldwin County | 08-06-2000 | 06h45 | Bull shark? | Swimming | Puncture wounds on right hip and arm | NO | 55yo Richard Whatley |
| Gulf Shores, Baldwin County | 08-06-2000 | 06h45 | Bull shark | Swimming | Right forearm severed surgically amputated above elbow | NO | 44yo Chuck Anderson |
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