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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 miles off Seabright | "whiptail shark" (thresher shark?) | Fishing | No injury to occupants | NO | boat, occupants: Andrew Peterson & Peter Jergerson | ||
| Imperial Beach, San Diego County | 12h00 | White shark | Body surfing / treading water | Right leg lacerated | NO | 31yo Robert B. Campbell | |
| Ocracoke, Hyde County | Fishing | FATAL | YES | Coast Guard personnel | |||
| Texas City, Galveston | Swimming | Minor injury to feet | NO | a sailor | |||
| Seabright, Monmouth County | "Blue nose sharks" | Fishing | Fishermen were cut & bruised by netted, harpooned and gaffed sharks PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | boat, occupants: Captains Charles Anderson, Emit Lindberg & Oscar Benson | ||
| Nankuli, O'ahu | 100-lb shark | Fishing | Arm bitten while removing shark from fishing line PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Hisao Shimoto | ||
| Off the Battery | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | He was fighting a shark when his boat capsized & he disappeared | His gold watch was later found in a shark but death may have been due to drowning | NO | a young man | ||
| Folly Island, near Charleston | Mako shark, 1.9 m [6.5']. Tooth fragment recovered & identified by J.T. Nichols. | Standing | Left knee & leg bitten. (Tooth fragment recovered from kneecap) | NO | Lewis Kornahrens | ||
| Key Biscayne | Nurse shark, 1.1 m [3.5'] | Swimming, towing the shark | Thigh bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | B. Irving | ||
| Santa Catalina Island, Los Angeles County | Fishing from market fishboat Sea Spray | Arm bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Captain Forest M. Richel |
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