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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 miles off Newport Beach, Orange County | 11-05-1962 | 03h45 - 04h00 | 25-foot cabin cruiser Happy Jack sank in heavy seas | Bodies of 5 of the 6 men on board were bitten by by sharks. Sharks may have contributed to the death of some of them. | YES | ||
| Farallon Islands | 13-01-1962 | 10h30 | White shark, 4 m [13'] | Spearfishing / Scuba diving (at surface) | Buttock bitten & major leg wound | NO | 29yo Floyd Pair, Jr. |
| Ocean Ridge, Boca Raton, Palm Beach County | 08-10-1961 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Swimming | Skeletonized, but shark involvement may have occurred after death. | NO | 45yo Alfred Haen | |
| Boca Raton, Palm Beach County | 30-09-1961 | FATAL. His body washed ashore, presumed shark attack | YES | 45yo Jacob Horn | |||
| Florida Keys, Monroe County | 25-09-1961 | 16h30 | Foot & lower leg abraded and lacerated when he kicked the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 16yo Paul Walter | ||
| Portuguese Beach at mouth of Salmon Creek, Sonoma County | 19-08-1961 | 09h30 / 15h30 | White shark, 4 m [13'] | Swimming | Foot, leg & groin lacerated | NO | 16yo David Vogensen |
| Pawley’s Island, Georgetown County | 15-08-1961 | 08h00 | White shark | Wading | Right arm bitten. Left leg bitten, surgically amputated | NO | 19yo William Lee Bailey |
| Pearl Harbor Channel, O'ahu | 01-08-1961 | 17h30 | 2.4 m [8'] shark | Net fishing, picking catch from the net | Hand bitten | NO | 38yo Kazuhiho Kato |
| Whitewood Point on Lloyd Neck in Oyster Bay | 28-07-1961 | 14h30 | 43" shark | Spearfishing | Puncture wound on right shin & fingers lacerated by speared shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 57yo Bruno Junker |
| 500 yards from Fowey Rock Light, 9 miles east of Key Biscayne, Miami | 23-06-1961 | 09h30 | Scuba diving & spearfishing | FATAL, arm severed & left side of torso removed | YES | 23yo William J. Dandridge |
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