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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the bay near the naval yard at Pensacola, Escambia County | During "an exhibition" he was tied in sack & thrown overboard | No injury, sack rammed by shark & shark harassed him when he surfaced | NO | John T. Clark | |||
| 15 miles south of Jones Inlet | 14h00 | 2.1 m [7'] shark | Fishing from 32' boat | Left hand bitten as he tried to put rope around shark's tail PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 43yo Paul Ruhle | |
| Siesta Key, Sarasota County | 14h30 | Nurse shark, 1.5 m [5'] identified by Dr. E. Clark on description of shark | Free diving | He grabbed shark, it bit his leg below the knee PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 20yo John Hamlin | |
| Dillon Beach, Marin County | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Swimming | Disappeared after diving in “deep hole”, body not recovered, “presumed taken by a shark” | NO | T. McNeill | ||
| Delray Beach, Palm Beach County | Nurse shark, 60 cm [24"], identified by Dr. L.P. L. Schultz on photograph | Free diving | Arm bitten when he grabbed shark’s tail PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 13yo King Scherer | ||
| Fort Pierce, St Lucie County | 9-foot shark | Fishing | Leg bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | F.P. Jones | ||
| Sea Bright, Monmouth County | Swimming, towing an empty barrel | Left knee lacerated | NO | Daniel Thompson, lifeguard | |||
| Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn | Swimming | Ankle bruised | NO | Thomas Richards | |||
| Maui | 02h00 | Shark involvement prior to deaths was not confirmed | S2F-1 airplane crashed immediately after carrier take-off | Of crew of 4, only 1 person survived (broken legs but no shark bites). Within 20 minutes of his rescue large sharks were in area. No remains of other 3 crew recovered, and shark involvement in their deaths is questionable. | NO | Crew of Anti-submarine Squadron 23 | |
| Pensacola Bay, Escambia County | Fell overboard from fishing schooner Halycon | FATAL | YES | William Craug |
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