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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County | 12-08-1983 | Nurse shark | Skindiving | Hand abraded when he grabbed shark's tail PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 14yo Louis Goodman | |
| 05-08-1983 | Fishing | No injury to occupants | NO | 2 boats | |||
| Caloosahatchee River, Lee County | 11-07-1983 | Afternoon | 3.5' hammerhead shark | Windsurfing | Left ankle nipped (3 punctures wounds) | NO | 39yo Sandy Komito |
| Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County | 04-07-1983 | Floating on air mattress | No injury, shark bit air mattress, deflating it | NO | 17yo Steven Osterman | ||
| Off 12th Street, Miami Beach | 28-06-1983 | 11h00 | Swimming | Left foot bitten | NO | 42yo Howard Rosen | |
| Cocoa Beach, Brevard County | 19-06-1983 | 16h30 | Surfing & dangling foot in water amid baitfish | Left foot lacerated | NO | 21yo Barry Skinner | |
| Intracoastal Waterway, Boca Raton, Palm Beach County | 30-05-1983 | Dusk | 6' shark | Water-skiing | Left calf, knee & hands lacerated | NO | 21yo Andrew Swersky |
| Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County | 23-05-1983 | Surfing | Knocked off board by shark, no injury | NO | 15yo Dave Coulter | ||
| Haulover Inlet, Dade County | 20-05-1983 | 14h00 | Surfing | Right foot bitten | NO | 22yo Jonathan Popper | |
| 18-04-1983 | Surfing | No details | NO | Arnold Schwarzwood |
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