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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 miles offshore | 25-09-1963 | Invalid | Commercial fishing vessel, Ev-nn, struck object & sank. Ken Crosby and Jame & Ann Dumas adrift on makeshift raft. | Numerous dusky sharks & a 3 m to 4.6 m [10' to 15'] tiger sharks tried to overturn raft and one took Mrs. Dumas' body; scavenging by shark/s | NO | 25yo After 2 days, Ann Dumas, 7,5 months pregnant, died of exposure & exhaution& her body was lashed to raft. | |
| Snapper Point Jetty, Miami, Dade County | 09-09-1963 | 13h30 | Nurse shark, 1.2 m [4'] | Spearfishing, pulled shark’s tail | Minor injury to left forearm PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 16yo Robert Olsen |
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 14-07-1963 | Late afternoon | Bathing | Left forearm bitten, surgically amputated? | NO | 14yo Robert Driscoll | |
| Horn Island | 10-07-1963 | 1.2 m [4'] shark | Fishing, on charter boat Silver Dollar | Cuts on right hand, PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 24yo James Ronald Mason, deckhand | |
| San Mateo County | 17-05-1963 | Shark involvement not confirmed | Swimming | 3 lacerations below right knee | NO | Gregory Moffatt | |
| St. Thomas, Magens Bay | 19-04-1963 | 13h50 | Hand found in gut of 2.9 m to 3.3 m [9'7" to 10'11"] Galapagos shark, C. galapagensis | Swimming | FATAL, hand severed, shoulder, hip, foot, thigh bitten & femoral artery severed | YES | 25yo Naval Lt. (jg) John Gibson |
| Awili, South Kona, Hawai'i | 11-04-1963 | 14h00 | 3.7 to 4.5 m [12' to 15'] shark seen in vicinity | Surfing | Left foot & leg bitten | NO | 15yo Aiona Aka |
| Hapuna Beach, Hawai'i | 07-04-1963 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Washed into sea while picking opihi | May have drowned prior to shark involvement, partial remains recovered | NO | Roy C. Kametani | |
| Off Key West | 03-02-1963 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | S.S. Marine Sulphur Queen, laden with molten sulphur was bound from Beaumont, Texas for Norfolk, VA, when she disappeared with 39 on board | Two shark-bitten lifejackets were recovered leading to speculation that sharks took at least 2 of the 39 missing crewmen | NO | 2 males | |
| LaJolla, San Diego County | 31-12-1962 | Shovelnose guitarfish, adult male | Free diving, collecting sand dollars | Calf bitten | NO | Charles Fleming |
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