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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bull’s Bay, near Charleston | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | Body found with arm severed by shark, but shark involvement prior to death was uncomfirmed | NO | adult male | |||
| Florida Keys | Afternoon | Diving | FATAL | YES | William Sinker | ||
| 1 mile off Mala Wharf, Lahaina, Maui | Swimming | Two 6-inch lacerations | NO | William France, a sailor from U.S. Navy vessel Saratoga | |||
| Garden Key, Charlotte County | Fishing, tarpon being chased by shark leapt across his skiff, breaking it in half & Larkin became tangled in the net | FATAL, shark bit his side, nearly cutting him in two | YES | Belton Larkin | |||
| Inter-Island Dry Dock at Kakaako Street, Honolulu, O'ahu | Severe abrasion when shark swam between his legs | NO | Emil A. Berndt | ||||
| Near Encino, Los Angeles County | Fishing | Lacerations to hand by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Warren William | |||
| Condado Beach, San Juan | Right arm nearly severed at shoulder, left wrist lacerated | NO | American University student | ||||
| Pawley’s Island, north of Charleston | Bathing | Right heel & ankle bitten | NO | Kenneth Layton | |||
| Ramshorn Creek | White shark | Fishing (Seining) | Lacerations to left hand | NO | 15yo Archibald Rutledge | ||
| Lake Pontchartrain | 21h00 | Wading | 6 puncture wounds to lower leg | NO | 27yo Corrine Hammett |
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