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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latigo Point / Paradise Cove,west of Malibu, Los Angeles County | 25-01-1989 | 10h15 | 5 m [16.5'] white shark | Kayaking | FATAL, thigh bitten, hands lacerated | YES | 24yo Tamara McAllister |
| Waialua Beach, Moloka'i | 19-01-1989 | 1.8 m to 2.4 m [6' to 8'] hammerhead shark | Body boarding | Foot bitten | NO | 10yo Earl Dunnam | |
| Wailua, Kaua'i | 07-01-1989 | Swimming in strong current with 3 others when he disappeared | Lower part of body found 6 days later, x-rays revealed teeth marks in femur & tibia | YES | Ken Ahlstrand | ||
| Coral Gardens Reef, 6 miles SSE of Chicoteague Inlet | 31-12-1988 | Spearfishing using scuba & trailing a string of bleeding fish | No injury, shark grabbed his fish and chased him to the boat | NO | male | ||
| Indian Beach, Ecola State Park, just north of Cannon Beach, Clatsop County | 22-10-1988 | 17h30 | 5.5 m to 6 m [18' to 20'] white shark | Surfing (sitting on his board) | Leg bitten & femur fractured | NO | 21yo Wyndham Kapan |
| Boca Raton, Palm Beach County | 13-10-1988 | 6' shark | Surfing | Lacerations to left thigh | NO | 15yo Aaron Shulman | |
| Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County | 10-10-1988 | X | 1.2 m to 1.5 m [4' to 5'] shark | Surfing | Left leg lacerated | NO | 30yo John L. Goodson |
| Playalinda, Brevard County | 09-10-1988 | 18h30 | 1.2 m to 1.5 m [4' to 5'] shark | Surfing | Hand lacerated | NO | 23yo Patrick Turowski |
| Sanibel Island, Lee County | 30-09-1988 | 1.2 m [4'] shark | Wading | Leg lacerated | NO | 23yo Sally Jo Scott | |
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 27-09-1988 | Afternoon | 5' shark | Surfing | Lacerations to foot | NO | 21yo Chris Garvin |
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