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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale | 04-06-2015 | small nurse shark | Attempting to rescue a shark | Puncture wound to finger | NO | 17yo female | |
| Cocoa Beach, Brevard County | 28-05-2015 | 15h00 | Standing | Left foot bitten | NO | 14yo Ashlyn Gilpin | |
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 28-05-2015 | 13h45 | Wading | Minor lacerations to dorsum of right foot | NO | 19yo Dakota Hatfield | |
| Cocoa Beach, Brevard County | 23-05-2015 | Swimming | Puncture wounds to lower left leg and ankle, shallow lacerations to foot, deep laceration to Achilles tendon | NO | 13yo Alysa Whetro | ||
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 19-05-2015 | 10h30 | 5' shark | Surfing | 2 puncture wounds to dorsum of left foot | NO | 18yo Matthew Zaccaria |
| Sullivan's Island | 14-05-2015 | 14h15 | 6' shark | Laceration to foot | NO | 30yo male | |
| Cocoa Beach, Brevard County | 06-05-2015 | 15h00 | Swimming | Lacerations to lower left leg, ankle & foot | NO | Josh Green | |
| Kanahena Cove | 28-04-2015 | 09h00 | Snorkeling | FATAL | YES | 65yo Margaret Cruse | |
| Resident's Beach, Marco Island | 25-04-2015 | 16h30 | 3- to 4-foot shark | Wading | Lacerations to left calf | NO | 63yo Carsten Jessen |
| Florida Keys, Monroe County | 12-04-2015 | Blue shark, 8 to 9 feet | Photographing the shark | Lacerations to shoulder and left bicep | NO | 48yo Mark Rackley |
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