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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staten Island, Richmond County | 16-08-1858 | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | Swimming | Thought to have been taken by a shark/s. Body not recovered | NO | male | |
| 13-01-1858 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | Minor Hodgdon | |||
| Cape Sable, Monroe County | 04-05-1857 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | Private Dunn | ||
| Cape Hatteras | 29-09-1855 | ship William Penn grounded & broke apart | Foot bitten | NO | sailor | ||
| Morehead, Carteret County | 30-09-1853 | White shark | Hard hat diving | No injury, copper breastplate punctured | NO | Mark Dare | |
| Morehead, Carteret County | 27-09-1853 | White shark | Commercial Salvage Diving | No injury. Copper breastplate & harness bitten | NO | Alfetto | |
| Charleston Harbor, Charleston County | 12-07-1853 | Tiger shark (pregnant) | Swimming | FATAL | YES | male | |
| Norfolk | 31-07-1852 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | a deserter from the U.S. Pennsylvania | ||
| Honolulu Harbor | 28-02-1851 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | James Kinney | ||
| 20-10-1850 | Swimming after his hat | FATAL | YES | a sailor |
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