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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Jetty Park, Fort Pierce, St Lucie County | 05-11-1992 | 14h15 | Surfing | Heel bitten | NO | 17yo Josh Greinstein | |
| Kea'au Beach Park, O'ahu | 04-11-1992 | 09h45 | Tiger shark, 3 m to 3.7 m [10' to 12'] | Body boarding | Right leg severely lacerated FATAL | YES | 18yo Aaron A. Romento |
| Castle Rock, San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara County | 28-10-1992 | 11h00 | 2.5 m [8.25'] white shark | Hookah diving for sea urchins | Foot & swim fin punctured | NO | 40yo Andy Schupe |
| Lanaikea, O'ahu | 21-10-1992 | 07h40 | Tiger shark, 4.3 m [14'] | Surfing | Chest & arm bruised & scratched, 15" crescent-shaped piece removed from board | NO | 28yo Rick (Eric) Gruzinsky |
| Gold Beach, Curry County | 12-09-1992 | 17h00 | 4 m to 5 m [13' to 16.5'] white shark | Surfing | Minor bruises | NO | 20yo Jerad Brittain |
| South Jetty, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 10-09-1992 | 15h00 | Standing | Right ankle & calf bitten | NO | 18yo Tracie Langbein | |
| St Lucie County | 31-08-1992 | Surf fishing | Foot bitten, 8 stitches needed to repair the wound | NO | male | ||
| Twin Arches, Hana Ranch, Maui | 20-08-1992 | 15h00 | Questionable incident | Fell from cliff while fishing & disappeared in strong current | Body recovered next morning. Injuries appeared to be inflicted post mortem | NO | Chester N. Shishido |
| Klamath River, Del Norte County | 17-08-1992 | 17h00 | 5.5 m to 6 m [18' to 20'] white shark | Surfing | No injury, board bitten | NO | 22yo Keith Caruso |
| Manalapan, Palm Beach County | 16-08-1992 | Nurse shark, 3', 20-lb | Snorkeling | Grabbed metal leader to shark, shark clamped on & bit left bicep PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 26yo Rod Duguid |
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