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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahakuloa, Maui | Night | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Fishing, one of three fishermen swept into the sea by a large wave | His remains were recovered from a “huge shark” caught 3 days later. The remains of another fisherman, Harold Fujimoto, were recovered, but the body of the third fisherman, Hideo Tamura, was never found | NO | Gilbert S. Hotta | |
| Sea Bright, Monmouth County | Fishing | No injury to occupant Shark struck boat | NO | boat, occupant: Richard Rodney | |||
| Panacea, Wakulla County | Hammerhead shark, 5' | Fishing for trout | No injury to occupants. Shark chasing fish leapt into skiff & flopped out | NO | a skill. Occupants George Lunsford & 2 companions | ||
| Municipal Beach, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County | Hammerhead shark, 2.4 m [8'], according to lifeguard Sam Barrows | Swimming | Right thigh & calf lacerated | NO | 20yo Gertrude Holiday | ||
| Baker's Haulover, Miami Beach | No injury | NO | 60yo Lytton Evans | ||||
| Charleston | Swimming | Foot & ankle lacerated | NO | Maynard Tanner | |||
| Lignum Vitae Channel, Florida Keys, Monroe County | Lemon shark, 1.8 m [6'] male, N. breviostris, identified by W.A. Stark II, later the same day a 6'8" pregnant female lemon shark bit the bow of the boat | No injury, harpooned shark bit hull, leaving tooth fragments. PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 16' skiff, occupant: W.A. Starck, II | |||
| Southport, Brunswick County | Afternoon | Bathing | Left hand lacerated | NO | Burris | ||
| Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles County | Invalid | Wading | No injury, no attack, the 10' shark merely circled him. | NO | Charles H. Hill | ||
| Keawanui, Kamalo, Moloka'i | Freediving, inspecting Kaunakakai wharf construction after blasting & dredging | Survived | NO | male, Territorial Surveyor |
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