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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between Ala Moana Channel & Kewalo Basin, O'ahu | Swimming | FATAL, disappeared while swimming, shark bite found on right side of body | YES | Shigeichi Kawamura | |||
| Englewood Beach, Charlotte County | 18h30 | Swimming | Knee & thigh bitten | NO | 13yo Hayward Green | ||
| San Juan | Bathing | FATAL, hip & thigh bitten with tissue removed, including bone | YES | Katherine W. Bourne | |||
| Brown’s Inlet on New River, Onslow Beach | 20h30 | Swimming | FATAL, thigh bitten | YES | 38yo Jere W. Fountain | ||
| Off Charleston | The Cuban freighter Libertad was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-129 | Of the 18 crew who survived the sinking, 10 were taken by sharks. Cabarrocas was bitten but survived | YES | Julio C. de Cabarrocas | |||
| Between False Klamath & mouth of Klamath River, Del Norte County | 15h30 | White shark, 3.5 m [11.5'], identified by W. I. Follett on tooth fragments | Pulling hooked salmon to boat | No injury to occupant, shark struck stern of boat | NO | 12 m fishing boat. Occupant: Henry Tervo | |
| Miami, Miami-Date County | 650-lb shark | Fishing | No injury. His hand entangled in line of hooked shark. He was pulled overboard & towed 150' PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Bill Samsoe | ||
| Hilo, Hawai'i | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | Fishing, thrown into water by heavy sea, clinging to rocks at the water line | Body bitten by shark/s, but death may have been due to drowning | NO | male | ||
| Sullivan's Island | Afternoon | 8' shark | Swimming | Toes severed | NO | Corporal Kirkpatrick | |
| Brielle, Monmouth County (Offshore) | 12h00 | Mako shark | Fishing for tuna | No injury to occupants, shark leapt into boat & bit cabin door | NO | Fishing boat Bingo III , occupants: Michael Perkins, George Hornack & Capt. Lonergan |
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