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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pensacola Bay, Escambia County | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | Cause of death undetermined. 3.6 m [11'9"] shark seen carrying body. Next day, shark was killed & Antoine's entire body was found in its gut. | NO | Jules Antoine | |||
| Galveston Bay | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Human remains found in shark | NO | ||||
| Palm Beach Inlet, Palm Beach County | 06h00 | Swimming | Lacerations to foot & ankle | NO | Captain W. Kemp | ||
| Santa Barbara Channel | Invalid | fishing boat exploded & sank | Although listed as an uprovoked fatal attack by SAF, shark bite on his ankle was post-mortem following death by drowning | NO | 23yo Barney Wilkes | ||
| Vieques | Night | Floating | Lacerations to lower right leg and foot | NO | 27yo Lydia Strunk | ||
| Key West, Monroe County | Kitesurfing | Hand bitten | NO | Paul Menta | |||
| In kelp beds off La Jolla, San Diego County | 16h00 | White shark, 3 m to 5 m [10' to 15'] | Pulling anchor | No injury to occupants, shark charged boat after being shot twice with pistol and speared PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 4.3 m skiff: occupants: James L. Randles, Jr. & James Myers | |
| Indian Rocks Beach, Clearwater, Pinellas County | 1.2 m [4'] shark | Minor injuries | NO | 37yo June Goldback | |||
| Sullivan's Island at entrance to Charleston Harbor | Swimming at edge of channel | Chest lacerated | NO | 20yo Howard E. Sweatmon, a soldier | |||
| Mount Pleasant, Charleston County | Vessel capsized, wading ashore carrying an oar | FATAL, body was not recovered | YES | Charles Chambers |
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