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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Mar Beach, Pedro Point, San Mateo County | 11-03-1993 | 14h30 | White shark | Free diving & spearfishing (ascending) | No injury, swim fin bitten | NO | 55yo Don Berry |
| Bastendorf Beach, Coos County | 01-01-1993 | 16h30 | 6 m [20'] white shark | Surfing | No injury, shark bit board | NO | 29yo William Weaver |
| Key West, Monroe County | 31-12-1992 | Lemon shark | Snorkeling | Survived | NO | ||
| Honomuni, Moloka'i | 27-12-1992 | A.M. | Tiger shark, 2.4 m [8'] | Standing in waist-deep water, helping his father tend a gill net containing dead fish | Right leg bruised & abraded | NO | 10yo Pahu Tanaka |
| Chun's Reef, Laniakea, O'ahu | 22-12-1992 | 17h30 | Tiger shark, 3 m to 4.9 m [10' to 16'] | Lying on surfboard | Minor lacerations to hand, 15" crescent-shaped piece removed from surfboard | NO | 30yo Gary M. Chun |
| San Onofre, San Diego County | 28-11-1992 | 15h30 | Mako shark, 1.8 m [6'] | Spearfishing / free diving | 10 puncture wounds to right calf | NO | 31yo John Regan |
| Brevard County, a mile north of Sebastian Inlet | 24-11-1992 | 07h30 | 6' to 7' blacktip shark | Surfing | Forearm & hand bitten; tooth fragments of the shark were recovered from the surfer's hand | NO | 19yo Matthew Robertson Paul |
| 22-11-1992 | 13h00 | 1.8 m [6'] shark | Surfing | Right ankle bitten | NO | 24yo Larry Bush | |
| Ano Nuevo, San Mateo County | 13-11-1992 | 12h50 | 5 m to 6 m white shark | Kayaking | No injury, kayak bitten | NO | 46yo Ken Kelton |
| San Nicholas Island, Santa Barbara County | 10-11-1992 | 14h00 | Unidentified shark | Scuba diving (submerged) | Foot punctured | NO | 40yo Kenny Crane |
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