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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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Unprovoked

Fatal

Non Fatal

LocationDateTimeSpeciesActivityInjuryFatalPerson
Hutchinson Island Beach, Martin County 21-11-1960 Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmedFell overboard, prop slashed armFATAL, probable drowning & post mortem scavengingNO 51yo Sarah Peggy Sargent
Off Point Mugu, Ventura County 24-10-1960 14h00Ejected from F3H-2 aircraftNo injury, shark hit his foot & circledNO 36yo Lt Cmdr. Lawrence Ernest Scheer USN, pilot
Haulover Inlet 30-09-1960 Questionable incidentDivingApparently went missing while diving. Helicopter searching for him spotted school of sharks attacking a "white object" 15' below the surfaceNO John Taylor Wilson
Atlantic Beach, Horry County 23-09-1960 2.4 m [8'], 600-lb sharkFishing inside netMultiple superficial lacerations of leg, arm & hand PROVOKED INCIDENTNO Theldon Gore
Ocean City, Cape May County 29-08-1960 17h15Swimming 3 miles offshoreRight leg severely laceratedNO 25yo Richard Chung
30 miles east of Corpus Christi 24-08-1960 Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmedAircraft crashed into seaPartial human remains spotted by helicopter, shark involvement, if any, may have been post-mortumNO Naval aviator
Off Eames Monument, Bridgeport, Fairfield County 23-08-1960 13h35Free divingSuperficial laceration of left armNO 38yo Clyde Trudeau
Seaside Park, Ocean County 21-08-1960 Knee ripped to boneNO 14yo Thomas McDonald
Sea Girt, Monmouth County 20-08-1960 16h00Standing in knee-deep waterLower right leg bitten, surgically amputated 10 days laterNO 24yo John Brodeur
Key Largo Sound 09-08-1960 20h00Lemon shark, 1164 mm, immature male, identified by V.G. SpringerHolding shark on leader & dangling it above the waterRight hand bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENTNO 15yo Richard Henn
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