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 | 13-03-2012 | 16h05 | 4' to 5' shark | Surfing | Bitten on calf | NO | 17yo Nick Romano |
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 13-03-2012 | 16h00 | 4' to 5' shark | Surfing | Bitten on ankle | NO | 15yo Sydney Levy |
| Playalinda Beach, Brevard County | 03-03-2012 | 13h00 | 4' shark | Kite Surfing | Lacerations to left calf | NO | 19yo Justin Worral |
| Palm Beach Inlet, Palm Beach County | 25-02-2012 | 14h00 | Spinner shark | Kite Surfing | Laceration to right foot when he struck a shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Jason Lasser |
| Lanai | 26-01-2012 | 11h05 | 6' to 8' shark | Snorkeling | No injury, shark bit swim fin | NO | J. Graden |
| Lincoln City, Lincoln County | 12-01-2012 | White shark | Surfing | No injury, surfboard damaged | NO | 53yo Steve Harnack | |
| Oahu | 31-12-2011 | Galapagos shark, 6' | Diving | Minor laceration to hand | NO | Ken O'Keefe | |
| Jupiter, Palm Beach County | 30-12-2011 | 18h00 | Hand injured | NO | male | ||
| New Smyrna Beach | 22-12-2011 | 12h30 | Surfing | Laceration to ankle | NO | 27yo Will Futato | |
| Makahuena Point, Kauai | 20-12-2011 | 7' to 8' shark | Canoeing | No injury, after kayak collided with the shark, it bit the rudder PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Keone Miyake |
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