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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honomu, Hawai'i | Washed into sea while picking opihi & attacked by 2 large sharks | FATAL | YES | Okomoto | |||
| Sanibel Island, Lee County | 17h30 | Nurse shark, 2.1 m [7'] identified by Dr. E. Clark on color & tooth impressions | Wading | Right foot bitten when he walked into shark's head PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 59yo Eric Napier Cockerill | |
| 3 miles from shore off McGregor Point, Maui | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | Small boat swamped, 4 people swimming to shore but he fell behind the other 3 and vanished | On 29-Apr-1943 his remains (right forearm & swim trunks) were found in 4.9 m [16'] shark’s gut | NO | Leonard Gant | ||
| 275 miles northeast of Miami | 09h00 | Survived crash of two-engine C-46 transport plane carrying 62 migrant workers from Puerto Rico to USA | FATAL, bitten five times. Other survivors fought off sharks for 10 hours. One survivor's arm severed by a shark. | YES | 25yo Pedro Guzman | ||
| Pontchartrain Beach | 11h45 | 2' shark | Wading | Left leg | NO | 4yo Barbara Croft | |
| Galveston | 4' shark | Fishing | Leg nipped by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | William Siskalo | ||
| Near Paradise Cove, Malibu, Los Angeles County | 10h30 or 13h30 | Blue shark, 1.5 m [5'] | Swimming at surface through school of feeding 2.5' to 5’ sharks | Forearm bitten | NO | 21yo Duffie Fryling | |
| Oketee River, Jasper County | 15h00 | Floating on his back | Abdomen abraded, thigh lacerated | NO | 16yo Ted Roach | ||
| Staten Island | Spearfishing | Bitten by harpooned shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 20yo John Leszczak | |||
| Small creek near Coles Island | 1.5 m [5'] shark | Floating in creek | Slight injuries to left knee & calf | NO | C.B. Hernandez |
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