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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | 15-11-1889 | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | Parachuted from balloon | Speculated that he was taken by a shark but most likely drowned | NO | Joe Lawrence | |
| Fernandina, Nassau County | 20-07-1889 | Swimming | FATAL, calf bitten | YES | Eddie Roe | ||
| West Bay near Galveston | 18-07-1889 | 07h30 | 18' shark | Fishing | Leg bitten | NO | John Bolling |
| Hillsborough Bay | 30-01-1889 | Fishing | No injury to occupants. Gaffed shark capsized boat PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | rowboat, | ||
| 31-07-1888 | Sailing | No injury to occupants. Shark beat away with oar | NO | catboat. Occupants: Captain Tuppe & 2 young ladiesr | |||
| Between Lake Worth & Biscayne Bay, near Hillsboro | 17-10-1887 | Crossing inlet in a boat, seen fighting sharks with his oar, sharks smashed boat | FATAL | YES | James F. Hamilton, a mail carrier | ||
| Sandy Hook Bay, Highlands, Monmouth County | 31-07-1886 | Netting menhaden, sharks caught in net | No injury, sharks ripped net & bit boat PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Boat of Captain Forman White | ||
| Shrewsbury River, Highlands, Monmouth County | 31-07-1886 | 3 m [10'] sharks | Clamming | No injury. They were chased by three sharks, one of which rammed their boat | NO | John Parker & Edward Matthews | |
| Shrewsbury River, Highlands, Monmouth County | 31-07-1886 | Shark was said to “have a very rough ½”-thick skin” | Shark attacked boat, shark killed & towed to shore | NO | boat, occupants: 4 men | ||
| Pass Christian, Hamilton County | 09-07-1886 | 02h00 | Wading | 12-inch laceration to right calf | NO | 45yo John Zarrac |
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