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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key West, Monroe County | FATAL Autopsy report: bitten by shark while still alive | YES | 35yo Angel B. Escartin | ||||
| Venice Beach, Los Angeles County | Blue shark, 1.8 m [6'] | Dragging stranded shark ashore | Gietel grabbed the shark's tail, the shark lacerated his right ankle PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Rudy Gietel | ||
| Gulf of Mexico between Brownsville & Carmen, Mexico | C47 aircraft carrying 5,000 lbs of ice ditched in the sea | FATAL. Womack was injured when plane went down, 3 days later he fell off liferaft & was taken by a shark | YES | Pilot, Neil Womack | |||
| Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County | Possibly a bull shark or tiger shark | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 24yo Thomas N. Martin | ||
| Panama City, Bay County | Invalid | Diving | No injury | NO | 21yo Gary Seymour | ||
| Woodcliff Channel, Freeport, Long Island | Questionable | Swimming | Thought to have been taken by a shark. Body was not recovered | NO | 30yo Thomas McCann | ||
| Ocracoke Inlet | Swimming | FATAL | YES | Coast Guard personnel | |||
| Thunderbolt, Chatham County | Swimming | Lacerations to right leg | NO | 11yo William Aimar, Jr. | |||
| Panama City, Bay County | 10h00 | Tiger shark, 3.7 m [12'] | Spearfishing | Lacerated hip & hands | NO | 19yo Ernest Grover | |
| Folly Beach, Charleston County | Standing | Ankle bitten | NO | William Tanner |
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