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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County | 01-12-1999 | 12h30 | Surfing | Right arm & fingers lacerated | NO | 35yo male | |
| Palm Beach, Palm Beach County | 29-11-1999 | 15h30 | Surfing | Lacerations to hand & wrist | NO | 19yo Jeremiah Wyche | |
| Big Island off Kona Village Resort, North Kona | 22-11-1999 | 17h20 | Tiger shark, 1.8 m to 2.4 m [6' to 8'] | Swimming | Buttock bitten, hands lacerated | NO | 51yo Laurie Boyette |
| Waddell Reef, Santa Cruz County | 14-11-1999 | White shark | Surfing (sitting on his board) | No injury, board bitten | NO | Jack Wolf | |
| Daytona Beach, Volusia County | 29-10-1999 | 17h30 | Body boarding | Right foot lacerated | NO | 45yo Keven Dolsky | |
| Gulfstream Park beach, Palm Beach County | 29-10-1999 | 15h00 | Body surfing | Shark bit 8" chunk from swim fin | NO | 13yo Troy Jesse | |
| Pet Den, Satellite Beach, Brevard County | 19-10-1999 | Noon | Lemon shark, 2.7 m [9'] | Surfing | Lacerations to right hand & wrist | NO | David Hunt |
| Old Kona Airport State Park | 30-09-1999 | 18h30 | Tiger shark, 1.8 m to 2.4 m [6' to 8'] | Surfing, lying on surfboard | Right arm bitten | NO | 16yo Jesse Spencer |
| South side of Ponce de Leon Inlet, Volusia County | 28-09-1999 | 18h45 | Wading to shore after surfing | 3 one-inch lacerations to sole of right foot | NO | 22yo Joel A. Borges | |
| North of Pidgeon Point, San Mateo County | 18-09-1999 | 18h30 | White shark | Kayaking | No injury, but kayak scraped & dented | NO | 37yo Tod Wallersheim |
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