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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off Makapauu Point, O'ahu | Swimming | Leg bitten | NO | Noah Kalama | |||
| Wailupe, O'ahu | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Fishing from shore | Body recovered, mutilated by shark/s | NO | Gordon S. Chun | ||
| Santa Monica, Los Angeles County | Night | Mako shark (aka bonito shark) 1.2 m [4'] | Fishing | Right hand bitten by boated shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 53yo Frank Martinez | |
| a school of sharks | FATAL | YES | an aeronaut | ||||
| Matawan Creek, 10 miles from the sea, Monmouth County | 3 m [10'] shark | Swimming (recovering remains of Stilwell) | FATAL, thigh bitten | YES | 24yo Stanley Fisher | ||
| Questionable | Diving on a wreck | Leg bitten | NO | Egan | |||
| Off Port Everglades, Broward County | 17h00 | A hammerhead shark, then 8 to 10 other sharks were said to be involved | Adrift, hanging onto cushion, after his 17' skiff ran out of gas & capsized 3 miles from shore | During the night both hands and feet were bitten, rescued next day after spending 17 hours in the sea. | NO | 30yo Robert Walker | |
| Redondo, Los Angeles County | On fishing boat & trailing hand in the water | Lacerations to fingers | NO | Ralph Nelson | |||
| 9 miles north of Turtle Beach, Siesta Key, Sarasota County | 16h10 | Tiger shark, 1.5 m to 1.8 m [5' to 6'] | Swimming, ducking for shells in water 0.9 m deep | 3 lacerations on leg | NO | 12yo Robert Lawton (brother & rescuer) | |
| Pensacola Bay, Escambia County | Fell overboard & swimming | FATAL | YES | Thomas Ashe, a ship’s pilot |
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