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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach, Palm Beach County | 31-12-1957 | Standing | Abrasions & bruises hip to ankle | NO | Horton Chase | ||
| North coast | 14-08-1956 | Skin diving | FATAL | YES | 13yo Jose Luis Nufize Lago | ||
| Windy Hill Beach | 03-08-1955 | "a small shark" | Fishing | Finger bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | fisherman | |
| Florida Keys | 03-07-1954 | Nurse shark, 2.5' | Small wound on upper thigh | NO | a marine biology student from the University of Miami | ||
| Santa Catalina Island, Los Angeles County | 19-09-1953 | Scuba diving | No injury | NO | Al Diamond | ||
| Rockaway Beach | 02-09-1953 | 80-lb sand shark | Surf fishing | Laceration to right lower leg | NO | 15yo Alan Stevenson, Jr. | |
| Long Beach, Los Angeles County | 18-07-1951 | Severe laceration to foot | NO | 13yo Archie Nottingham | |||
| Biscayne Bay | 31-12-1947 | Afternoon | Nurse shark | Underwater photography | Grabbed shark by the tail & it bit him PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 48yo Charles L. Morgan |
| Santa Monica, Los Angeles County | 26-07-1947 | a small shark | Fishing | PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 46yo Philip Dorn | |
| Midway Island, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands | 31-12-1942 | "small sharks" | Spearfishing | Calf nipped in each case | NO | 2 males |
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