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 | 11-09-2013 | 13h00 | 3' shark | Surfing | Heel bitten | NO | 13yo Storm Portman |
| St. Helena Island, Beaufort County | 07-09-2013 | No details | NO | female | |||
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 06-09-2013 | 16h00 | 3' shark | Standing | Minor injury, shin bitten | NO | 25yo Marco Edmundo Cardiel |
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 06-09-2013 | 16h00 | 3' shark | Surfing | Foot bitten when he accidentally jumped onto the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 43yo John Graham |
| Ormond Beach, Volusia County | 01-09-2013 | 13h00 | Swimming | Shoulder bitten | NO | 17yo Raushod Floyd | |
| St Augustine Beach, St Johns County | 31-08-2013 | 12h00 | 4' shark | Casting a net | Lacerations to left calf | NO | 9yo Connor Baker |
| Key West Aquarium | 31-08-2013 | Nurse shark | Arm bitten by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 3yo female | ||
| Butterfly Beach, Montecito, Santa Barbara County | 30-08-2013 | 23h00 | Salmon shark | Swimming | Foot bitten | NO | Nick Kennedy |
| Catalina Channel | 28-08-2013 | No shark involvement | Marathon swimming | Puncture wound to torso. Reported as a bite by a leopard shark, the tooth fragment appears to be that of a bony fish | NO | 47yo Charlotte Brynn | |
| Winterhaven Park, Ponce Inlet, Volusia County | 24-08-2013 | 17h00 | Boogie boarding | Minor injury to left lower leg & heel | NO | 11yo Riley Breihan |
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