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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 03-10-2015 | 08h30 | Blacktip shark, 4' to 5' | Surfing | Severe lacerations to left hand | NO | 14yo Phillip Tarasovic |
| Vilano Beach, St. Johns County | 28-09-2015 | 16h20 | Blacktip shark, 5' to 6' | Surfing | Laceration to heel, puncture wounds to dorsum of foot | NO | 22yo David Morrison, Jr. |
| Horseshoe Rock, Santa Barbara County | 23-09-2015 | 10h45-11h15 | White shark, 19' | Kayak fishing | No injury, kayak damaged | NO | Darren Kenney |
| Upolu Point, North Kohala, Big Island | 19-09-2015 | 15h52 | Tiger shark, 13' | Spearfishing | Severe laceration to left leg | NO | 27yo Braxton Rocha |
| Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, Nassau County | 19-09-2015 | 12h30 | 4' shark | Wading | Significant injuries to leg | NO | 12yo Joshua Bitner, Jr. |
| Vilano Beach, St. Johns County | 19-09-2015 | 07h30 | Photographing fish | Injury to right hand / wrist | NO | 16yo Filippo Schiavo | |
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 19-09-2015 | 16h45 | juvenile shark | Surfing | Minor injury to left ankle | NO | 14yo male |
| Gaviota State Beach, Santa Barbara County | 18-09-2015 | Hammerhead shark | Kayak Fishing | No injury | NO | Mark McCracken | |
| Big Talbot Island, Duval County | 17-09-2015 | 19h00 | Swimming | Lacerations to calf | NO | Peter Vergenz | |
| Jacksonville Beach, Duval County | 16-09-2015 | 15h00 | Surfing | Injury to right foot | NO | 20yo Bryan Liebetrau |
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