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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Moultrie | Bathing | Left foot & ankle bitten | NO | Robert W. McGhee, Private 1st Class, 8th Infantry | |||
| Marathon, Monroe County | Questionable | FATAL, but shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | NO | John C. Williams | |||
| Longboat Key, Sarasota, 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 | Left hand and leg bitten, leg surgically amputated below hip | NO | 8yo Douglas Lawton | |
| Midway, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands | Unprovoked, but circumstances unknown | NO | male | ||||
| Pamlico Sound off Frisco, Dare County | Fishing | Shark rammed boat; no injury to occupants | NO | 13yo rowboat, occupants: James Mitchell-Hedges & Raymond McHenry | |||
| Charleston | 5.5' shark | Fishing | Laceration to forearm by boated shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Arthur Wright | ||
| Coddington Cove | Diving | No injury | NO | George Brown | |||
| Malibu, Los Angeles County | 2 m [6.75'] shark | Spearfishing | Diver hit shark & right forearm slightly injured PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 28yo Robert C. Yeargin | ||
| Imperial Beach, San Diego County | 10h00 or 14h00 | White shark, 2 m to 4 m [6'9" to 13'] | Swimming on surface | Foot & swimfin bitten | NO | Arthur E. Taylor, a navy diver & member+G1053 of a 24-man demolition team | |
| Van Ness Municipal Pier, San Francisco | 8-lb shark | Fishing | Finger bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 38yo Bansie Koide |
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