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 |
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New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 30-06-1980 | Surfing | Lower leg bitten | NO | Tom Durrance | ||
Off San Clemente Island, Los Angeles County | 25-06-1980 | Blue shark | Scuba diving | Laceration to lower leg PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 44yo Valerie Taylor | |
Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Clatsop County | 26-11-1979 | 10h20 | White shark, 4 m [13'] | Surfing | Multiple major Injuries | NO | 20yo Kenny Doudt |
Daytona Beach, Volusia County | 04-08-1979 | Kayaking | Lacerations to foot | NO | 49yo John P. Seiner | ||
10 miles off Cape Canaveral | 18-06-1979 | Morning | Floating with life preserver after his boat foundered | Lacerations to leg | NO | 56yo William Shaw | |
Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County | 26-05-1979 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Scuba diving | FATAL, but shark involvement prior to death was not determined | NO | 36yo Captain Tommy Edward Neel | |
Public Beach (Carlin Park), Jupiter, Palm Beach County | 07-04-1979 | 13h20 | Swimming | Right foot & ankle lacerated | NO | 24yo Mark Beekler | |
Municipal Beach, Boyton Beach, Palm Beach County | 07-04-1979 | 10h30 | Body surfing | Right foot bitten | NO | 8yo Robert Kennedy III | |
Singer Island, Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County | 23-03-1979 | 11h30 | Blacktip or spinner shark | Surfing | Foot & ankle bitten | NO | 27yo Donald A. Stewart |
Ano Nuevo Island, San Mateo, County | 10-03-1979 | 10h00 | White shark, 4 m to 5 m [13' to 16.5'] | Scuba diving (submerged) | No injury, swim fin bitten | NO | Calvin Sloan |
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