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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Lookout, Carteret County | 20' shark | Harpooning turtles | No injury, shark bumped skiff | NO | skiff, occupants: Russel J. Coles and others | ||
| Pepe'ekeo, Honomu, Hawai'i | Net fishing, fell into the water | FATAL | YES | Japanese fisherman | |||
| Jensen Beach, Martin County | Tiger shark | Swimming | Arm lacerated from shoulder to wrist | NO | 21yo William Harns | ||
| Off Cape Hatteraa | Tzenny Chandris, a Greek freighter laden with scrap iron, foundered in heavy weather | FATAL | YES | 3 crewmen | |||
| Moloka'i | a small shark' | Fishing | Bitten on foot | NO | Severino | ||
| Miami Seaquarium, Virginia Key, Miami, Miami-Dade County | 2.7 m [9'] bull shark, identified by Capt. W. Gray | Attempting to net shark in shark channel | Legs bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Philip Case & William B. Gray | ||
| Pearl Harbor, O'ahu | Invalid | Hard hat diving, laying some charge of powder | No injury | NO | Martin Lund | ||
| Waikiki Beach, Oahu | Afternoon | Floating | Bathing suit torn & "imprints of the shark's teeth on his body" | NO | Joe Hartman | ||
| Juno Beach, Palm Beach County | Standing | Leg lacerated thigh to ankle | NO | girl | |||
| Municipal Beach, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County | Swimming | Minor injury | NO | Sam Barrows |
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