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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahaina, Maui | Swimming | Leg lacerated | NO | young male | |||
| Santa Monica, Los Angeles County | Grabbed shark & threw it on deck | Right elbow & forearm lacerated PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 35yo Frank Donahue, a movie stuntman | |||
| Venice Beach, Los Angeles County | Minor injury | NO | male | ||||
| Boca Ciega Bay, Pinellas County | Afternoon | 3' shark | Fishing | PROVOKED INCIDENT Lacerations to right hand by hooked shark | NO | Mrs. A.L. Cummings | |
| La Jolla, San Diego County | 17h10 | Reported to involve a White shark, 6 m to 7m [20' to 23'] | Free diving for abalone | FATAL, body not recovered | YES | 33yo Robert Pamperin | |
| St. John, Genti Bay | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 46yo Clide Osborne | |||
| Ormond Beach, Volusia County | 11h00 | 4 m [13'] shark | Standing | Ankle injured by shark trapped in pool as it tried to get out PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 17yo Michael Carpenter | |
| Off Makapauu Point, O'ahu | Fishing | Survived | NO | male | |||
| Newport Beach, Orange County | Fishing | No injury, shark tore hole in the side of the boat | NO | ? & 14yo 18' boat, occupants Richard Gunther & Donald Cavanaugh | |||
| San Diego, San Diego County | Fishing | Part of hand removed by shark he had caught PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 34yo Gerald Howard, on board sportsfishing boat Teresa A |
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