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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobe Sound, Palm Beach County | 26-02-1982 | 4' to 5' shark | Surfing | Lacerations to left hand and forearm | NO | 18yo Richard Bauer | |
| White Plains Beach, Barbers Point, O'ahu | 13-02-1982 | Wading | Left leg bitten | NO | Lisa Miller | ||
| White Plains Beach, Barbers Point, O'ahu | 13-02-1982 | Swimming | Right foot bitten | NO | female | ||
| Palm Beach, Palm Beach County | 12-02-1982 | Prior to 10h37 | Swimming | Shark-bitten body found floating 1.5 miles offshore. Bruises suggested she may have been bitten by the shark before drowning | YES | 75yo Gladys Sackville | |
| Stillwater Cove, Sonoma County | 06-02-1982 | 11h00 | 5 m [16.5'] white shark | Scuba diving (submerged) | Calf & ankle bitten | NO | Donald "Harvey" Smith |
| Elliot Key | 06-02-1982 | Diving | FATAL Disappeared while diving, bathing suit & diving gear recovered bore marks of shark's teeth | YES | 29yo Kim Seibel | ||
| South Moss Beach, Spanish Bay, Monterey Peninsula | 18-12-1981 | Evening | 7 m [23'] white shark | Surfing | FATAL, torso bitten | YES | 24yo Lewis Boren |
| Nimitz Beach, Barbers Point, O'ahu | 12-12-1981 | Tiger shark, 3.7 m [12'] | Spearfishing, but swimming on surface | Right leg severely bitten | NO | Melvin T. Toma | |
| La'au Point, Moloka'i | 08-11-1981 | 2.1 m [7'] shark with "a very flat head” that had followed the boat for 3 days | Diving to untangle a crab trap line from boat's propeller | Hand bitten | NO | 59yo Leo A. Ohai | |
| Jupiter Island, Brevard County | 18-10-1981 | 11h30 | 1.8 m to 2.4 m [6' to 8'] shark | Swimming | Hand & forearm bitten | NO | 19yo Van Horn Ely |
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