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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Recreation Area, Miami-Dade County | 08-10-1994 | 13h00 | Thought to involve a small sand shark | Wading | Ankle bitten when she accidently stepped on the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 9yo Mariel Parker |
| Indialantic, Brevard County | 04-10-1994 | 12h00 | Surfing | Foot bitten | NO | 16yo Scott Dulmage | |
| North Forest Beach, near Hilton Head, Beaufort County | 25-09-1994 | Swimming | Right side of abdomen & left hand bitten | NO | 30yo Lioubov Kozarinova | ||
| Short Sand Beach, Oswald West State Park | 20-09-1994 | 16h30 | 5 m [16.5'] white shark | Surfing | No injury, surfboard bitten | NO | 43yo Rob MacKenzie |
| Florida Straits | 10-09-1994 | Adrift on refugee raft | FATAL | YES | 7 & 31yo 2 Cuban brothers | ||
| Makaha Surf Beach | 04-09-1994 | 11h15 | Small shark | Jumped off rocks into white water | Left calf bitten | NO | 12yo Rose Ann Savea |
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 07-07-1994 | 15h00 | "small shark" | Surfing | Right calf lacerated | NO | 15yo Michael Post |
| Ponce Inlet, Volusia County | 30-05-1994 | 10h30 | Surfing | Foot lacerated | NO | 24yo Steve Polack | |
| Daytona Beach, Volusia County | 30-05-1994 | 08h00 | 1.2 m [4'] spinner shark | Surfing | Right foot lacerated | NO | 28yo Alex Reeber |
| 3 miles east of Jacksonville Beach, Duval County | 27-05-1994 | 2.1 m [7'] shark | Spearfishing | Shoulder bitten | NO | 35yo James Plumer |
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