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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kure Beach, New Hanover County | 16-08-2011 | 17h00 | Possibly a 5' to 6' sandtiger shark | Wading | Lacerations to foot | NO | 20syo Trang Aronian |
| Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover County | 16-08-2011 | 16h00 | Shark involvement not confirmed | Abrasions to left hand | NO | 12yo | |
| Myrtle Beach, Horry County | 14-08-2011 | Shark involvement not confirmed | Playing in the surf | Puncture wounds to foot | NO | 7yo Rudy Varney | |
| Egg Harbor, Atlantic County | 24-07-2011 | Night | Wade Fishing | No injury, shark bit boot | NO | Eric Aubrey | |
| Ocracoke Island, Hyde County | 18-07-2011 | 17h30 | Boogie Boarding | Lower right leg & foot bitten | NO | 6yo Lucy Magnum | |
| South Padre Island, Cameron County | 12-07-2011 | 20h30 | Surf fishing | Lacerations to left foot | NO | Eugenio González Paez | |
| Mustang Island, Nueces County | 06-07-2011 | Wade Fishing | Lacerations to right foot | NO | 14yo Shawn Hamilton | ||
| Sunday Beach, Matagorda Island, Calhoun County | 06-07-2011 | 17h00 | Swimming | Foot bitten | NO | 12yo Nicholas Vossler | |
| San Onofre State Beach, San Diego County | 23-06-2011 | 13h30 | White shark, 5' k | Surfing | Shark leapt onto surfboard; surfer uninjured | NO | Doug Green |
| Perdido Key, Escambia County | 20-06-2011 | Afternoon | Jet skiing | Lacerations to foot and ankle | NO | 20yo Tyler McConnell |
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