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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Girt, Monmouth County | Swimming | Nipped on leg | NO | soldier in NJ National Guard | |||
| Pearl Harbor, O'ahu | Fishing, had just speared a ulua | Survived | NO | male | |||
| Nanakuli, Oah’u | 12' shark | Stuffing a shark into an automobile | Arm severely lacerated by shark that had been hooked and shot PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Carl Nakuina | ||
| 1 mile off Miami Beach | Nurse shark, 1.5 m [5'] | Free diving | Grabbed shark’s tail, shark bit his thigh PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 29yo Johnny Bower | ||
| Mana, Kaua'i | Gathering fish stunned by dynamite | FATAL, "pulled below the surface' | YES | male, a Japanese fisherman | |||
| Papaikou plantation | Fishing | FATAL | YES | Tadaichi Mayamura | |||
| La Jolla, San Diego County | Said to involve a 1 m white shark, but thought that it was more likely a blue shark | Spearfishing on Scuba | Diver jabbed shark with spear and it make a threat display. No injury PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Earl .A. Murray | ||
| Hilo, Hawai'i | Fishing from boat, Kaimamla | Hand bitten | NO | Kanematsu Oshiro | |||
| 10 miles off Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County | Bonita sharkk, 200-lb | Fishing | Right hand bitten by hooked shark being pulled onboard PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 16yo Raymond T. Gold | ||
| Holden Beach, Brunswick County | 3 m [10'] shark | Fishing | Thigh lacerated | NO | William T. Dye |
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