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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ormond By The Sea, Volusia County | 23-11-1973 | Afternoon | Surfing | Foot bitten | NO | 13yo Chip Trout | |
| False Cape | 15-08-1973 | 1.5 m to 1.8 m [5' to 6'] blacktip shark | Crabbing (spearing crabs) | Elbow bitten | NO | 17yo Chris DeFord | |
| Ho'okipa Beach, Pa'ia, Maui | 08-01-1973 | 1.2 m to 1.8 m [4' to 6'] shark observed in area | Surfing | Leg bitten | NO | Robert Sterling | |
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 13-10-1972 | Surfing | Survived | NO | 17yo Kenneth Hiles | ||
| St. Croix, Cane Bay | 13-10-1972 | Oceanic whitetip shark x 2 | Scuba diving | FATAL, body not recovered | YES | Rodney Temple | |
| Point Sur, Monterey County | 08-09-1972 | 10h00 | White shark, 6 m [20'] | Surfing | Legs & board bitten | NO | Hans Kretschmer |
| Crescent Beach, St. Johns County | 28-08-1972 | Evening | Surfing | Left calf bitten | NO | 15yo Mark Van Leer | |
| Waimanu, Honoka'a, Hawai'i | 16-08-1972 | 2.4 m [8'] shark | Spearfishing | Forearm bitten | NO | Eric Fotherby | |
| Laguna Beach, Orange County | 04-07-1972 | Questionable incident | Diving | Sharks reportedly bit legs & fins | NO | ||
| Cocoa Beach, Brevard County | 09-06-1972 | 11h30 | 4.5' shark | Surfing | Buttocks bitten | NO | 22yo Richard Salick |
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