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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-07-1964 | 11h00 | Nurse shark | Arm lacerated by speared shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 22yo Manuel Alvelo | ||
| 3 days out of Old Saybrook, Connecticut, 37.04'N, 67.57'W, Southern fringe of Gulf Stream | 14-07-1964 | Invalid | Yacht Gooney Bird foundered, 4 survivors on raft | No injury, no attack; sharks ate their food tied to a line over the side of the raft | NO | ||
| Palm Beach, Palm Beach County | 07-07-1964 | white shark | Tagging sharks | No injury to occupant, hooked shark rammed & bit boat PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 18' boat of Morris Vorenberg | |
| Long Island | 27-06-1964 | Night | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Attempting to swim across the Atlantic Ocean | Disappeared, probable drowning but sharks in area led to speculation that she was taken by a shark | NO | 29yo Britt Sullivan |
| Long Beach, Los Angeles County | 23-06-1964 | 2.1 m [7'] shark | Fishing | No injury to occupants, shark crashed through windshield of boat | NO | boat, occupant: Harvey Birch | |
| Fort Lauderdale, Broward County | 04-03-1964 | 16h00 | 1.7 m [5.5'] shark | Skin diving | Minor injury, abdomen abraded when he collided with the shark | NO | 38yo James R. Duryea |
| Palm Beach County | 31-01-1964 | Hammerhead shark | Floating | No injury | NO | 12yo Noel Feustel | |
| Southeast Farallon Island | 10-01-1964 | 12h00 | White shark (tooth fragment recovered) | Spearfishing / Scuba diving (at surface) | Leg & thigh bitten | NO | 21yo Jack Rochette |
| 8 miles south of Elliot Key, Miami-Dade County | 11-11-1963 | 11h40 | Silky shark, 1.9 m [6.5'] | Testing anti-shark cage | No injury PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | D. R. Nelson, J. Greenberg & S.H. Gruber |
| Biltmore Beach, near Panama City | 15-10-1963 | 17h30 | 500-lb shark | Surf fishing, wading | Right thigh & foot bruised, right calf lacerated | NO | 28yo William Cheatham |
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