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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daytona Beach, Volusia County | 01-06-1975 | Surfing | No injury, board bumped | NO | 20yo Jeffrey Hanrahan | ||
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 31-05-1975 | Slightly injured when he stepped on a shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | ||||
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 24-05-1975 | 10h00 | Surfing | Right foot bitten | NO | 17yo Edward Bassett | |
| Daytona Beach, Volusia County | 19-05-1975 | Bathing | Leg bitten | NO | 10yo Cindy Jones | ||
| Clearwater Beach, Pinellas County | 15-03-1975 | 10' shark | Floating in inner tube | Left leg & foot bitten | NO | 14yo William Hodges | |
| Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County | 31-12-1974 | Nurse shark, 2.1 m [7'] | Skin diving. Grabbed shark's tail; shark turned & grabbed diver's ankle & began towing him to deep water | Ankle punctured & lacerated, hands abraded PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 19yo Carl Bruster | |
| Daytona Beach, Volusia County | 31-10-1974 | Afternoon | Standing | Laceration to foot | NO | 24yo Dwayne W. Ortwine | |
| North of Point Sur, Monterey County | 27-09-1974 | 07h30 | White shark, 5.5 m to 6 m [18' to 20'] | Surfing | Thigh, lower back and surfboard bitten | NO | 17yo Kirk Johnston |
| North Farallon Island, Farallon Islands | 13-09-1974 | 13h45 | White shark, 4 m to 5 m | Hookah diving for abalone | Major injuries | NO | 29yo Jon Holcomb |
| Franklin Point, San Mateo County | 01-09-1974 | 17h30 | White shark, 5 m to 6 m [16.5 to 20'] | Scuba diving (but on surface) | Minor injuries to hand | NO | 41yo Jack Greenlaw |
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