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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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Unprovoked

Fatal

Non Fatal

LocationDateTimeSpeciesActivityInjuryFatalPerson
Ormond Beach, Volusia County 26-05-2013 AfternoonSwimmingRight foot bittenNO 11yo Kyle Kirkpatrick
Halewia, Oahu 26-05-2013 Galapagos sharkDivingLacerations to right handNO 32yo Tali Ena
Tourmaline Surf Park, San Diego County 07-05-2013 InvalidSurfingShark bites were post-mortemNO 42yo Brandon Beaver
Melbourne Beach, Brevard County 03-05-2013 11h15a small sharkSurfingLacerations to left foot and ankleNO 16yo Michael Adler
Near Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County 16-04-2013 10h303' sharkPlaying in the surfLacerations to right footNO 9yo Colten Cicarelli
New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County 12-04-2013 13h30Bull sharkSurfingMinor lacerations to right handNO 21yo Joshua White
Jensen Beach, Martin County 03-04-2013 SwimmingLacerations to handNO 50yo male
Ka’anapali Shores 01-04-2013 08h304' sharkSurfingRight thigh bittenNO 58yo male
Sanibel Island, Lee County 31-03-2013 a small sharkRight shin bittenNO Dylan Hapworth
Ka'anapali, Honokowai, Maui 20-02-2013 18h00reef shark?SurfingLacerations to right legNO
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