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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventura | 26-08-1967 | 14h30 | 5' blue shark | Pulling shark from the water | Nipped on shoulder by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 24yo Jim Beatty |
| Near Key West | 06-08-1967 | 14h30 | Nurse shark, 106 cm, 28-lb, male | Spearfishing | Shark grasped thigh | NO | 15yo Donald Ritter |
| Florida Keys | 28-07-1967 | Afternoon | Snorkeling | Foot lacerated | NO | 20yo Joseph McGonigal | |
| 30-06-1967 | 16h30 | Questionable incident | Surfing | Incident not confirmed | NO | 18yo Tim Dowdy | |
| Key West, Monroe County | 12-06-1967 | 17h30 | Nurse shark, 1 m | Spearfishing | After shark was speared & hit on head, it bit the diver’s foot PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 26yo Andres Puma (or Pruna) |
| 50 miles NE of Honolulu | 18-09-1966 | Fishing | Left elbow or hand bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 20yo Akiyoshi Morita | ||
| Florida Keys, Monroe County | 07-09-1966 | Nurse shark, 2.5' | Hunting crayfish | Abdomen abraded when he seized shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 14yo David Redmond | |
| Municipal Bathing area, Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County | 31-07-1966 | 15h00 | Spinner or blacktip sharks | Wading | No injury, mother lifted him from the water | NO | 8yo Shawn Carpenter |
| Fenwick Island | 31-07-1966 | 17h00 | Invalid | Spearfishing on Scuba | No attack, no injury, shark took speared fish & approached diver closely | NO | 26yo Charles T. Henderson |
| South Jetty, Galveston | 30-07-1966 | Lemon shark or sandtiger shark | Diving for sand dollars | Dorsum of right foot grazed | NO | 16yo Robert W. Russell |
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