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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Forest Beach, Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County | 20-06-2017 | Swimming | Left foot bitten | NO | 16yo Olivia Wallhauser | ||
| Singer Island, Palm Beach County | 18-06-2017 | Morning | Surfing | 1 to 2-inch laceration behind knee | NO | male | |
| Burkes Beach, Hilton Head, Beaufort County | 17-06-2017 | Bull shark, 4' to 5' | Swimming | Leg bitten | NO | 14yo Regan Readnour | |
| Ponce Inlet, Volusia County | 09-06-2017 | 10h00 | Surfing | Laceration to left foot | NO | 19yo Bryan Brock | |
| Middle Sambo Reef off Boca Chica, Monroe County | 03-06-2017 | 8' shark | Spearfishing | Laceration to shin | NO | Parker Simpson | |
| Awendaw, Charleston County | 29-05-2017 | 3' shark | Touching a shark | Right hand bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 20yo Mackenzie Higgins | |
| Off Jupiter | 27-05-2017 | Morning | Tiger shark | Feeding sharks | Lacerations to right arm | NO | Randy Jordan |
| Sunset Beach, Orange County | 02-05-2017 | 14h30 | Shark involvement highly doubtful | Surfing | Laceration to thigh, likely caused by surfboard fin | NO | 18yo Sophia Raab |
| San Onofre, San Diego County | 28-04-2017 | 17h34 | Swimming | Major injury to posterior thigh | NO | Leeanne Ericson | |
| Folly Beach, Charleston County | 28-04-2017 | 11h00 | Surfing | Left foot bitten | NO | 33yo Holly Dyar |
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