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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilo, off Kaua'i | Fishing | Survived | NO | male | |||
| Victim was on said to be on tanker that collided off Florida coast on 10-20-1943 | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | Hand, forearm, leg and pelvis recovered from 4.25 m [14'] shark caught at Baker’s Haulover, Miami Beach on 26-Oct-1943 | NO | Clyde Kelly Ormand, Jr. | |||
| Dana Point, Orange County | Fishing, removing gaff from shark's mouth | Leg bitten by gaffed shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 27yo Harry Griffet, passenger on fishing boat Flyer | |||
| Sarasota, Sarasota County | Both were bitten on feet by sharks | NO | 2 males admitted to Memorial Hospital emergency room this month | ||||
| In a canal 10 miles north of St Augustine | A.M. | Possibly C. leucas | Swimming | FATAL, calf bitten, leg surgically amputated | YES | 20yo Ralph Reginald Rives, Jr. | |
| Honokohau, Maui | 6 m [20'] shark | Diving, attempting to retrieve body of drowning victim wedged between rocks | Thigh lacerated | NO | John Kekuhi | ||
| Near Fernandina Bar, Nassau County | Knocked overboard | FATAL | YES | Captain George Jacob Hanscheldt | |||
| Avalon, Los Angeles County | Shortfin mako shark, 175-lb | Fishing | PROVOKED INCIDENT No injury; shirt torn by gaffed shark | NO | Percy Neale | ||
| Seaside, Ocean County | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 18yo Charles A. Burke | |||
| Hollywood Beach, just above Mattapoisett Harbor, Buzzards Bay | 15h30 | White shark (identified by Dr. Hugh Smith) | Swimming crawl stroke | FATAL, finger severed, thigh bitten He died during the surgical amputation of his leg | YES | 16yo Joseph Troy, Jr |
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