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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach Shores, Riviera Beach, Singer Island, Palm Beach County | 19-04-1968 | 12h30 | 2.7 m [9'] silky shark | Buttock, both legs & arm bitten | NO | 10yo Steven Samples | |
| Jensen Beach, Martin County | 09-03-1968 | Afternoon | Surfing | Foot lacerated | NO | 20yo Jan Icyda | |
| Florida Keys | 29-02-1968 | Night | Invalid | Treading water | No injury | NO | 28yo Jared Voorhees |
| Palm Beach County | 25-02-1968 | 13h30 | Surfing | Foot lacerated | NO | 17yo Fred Hennessee | |
| Jensen Beach, Martin County | 31-12-1967 | 17h00 | Questionable incident | Surfing | NO | ||
| Key West, Monroe County | 31-12-1967 | 13h00 | Questionable incident | Diving | Recovered, said to involve a 1m nurse shark | NO | |
| 13-12-1967 | Head, shoulder, arm lacerated. Recorded as PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Joe Stinson | ||||
| McArthur Beach, Singer Island, Palm Beach Shores | 16-10-1967 | 16h30 | small blacktip shark | Standing on sandbar | Left foot bitten | NO | 19yo Peter J. White |
| Kailua Bay, O'ahu | 19-09-1967 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Boat capsized between O'ahu & Molokai | Remains found in a 3.4 m (11') tiger shark. Probable drowning & scavenging | NO | male | |
| Key West, Monroe County | 06-09-1967 | 14h30 | Spearfishing | Survived | NO |
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