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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
San Onofre, San Diego County 23-10-2009 17h30Surfing3 puncture wounds to big toe of left foot, and laceration on arch of footNO Scott Barton
Kalama Park, Maui 18-10-2009 06h006' to 8' sharkSurfingBitten on upper right thigh & right ankleNO 54yo Scott Henrich
San Onofre State Beach, San Diego County 08-10-2009 11h00SurfingLaceration to shin of left legNO Bernard Wagor
Key Colony Beach, Monroe County 25-09-2009 17h30Bull shark, 8'SwimmingLaceration to right footNO Daniel Callahan
Corolla, Currituck County 11-09-2009 21h00Shark involvement prior to death not confirmedSwimmingFATALYES 60yo Richard A Snead
Huntington Beach, Orange County 29-08-2009 18h304' sharkSurfingNo injuryNO Cory Hedgepeth
Terramar Beach, Carlsbad, San Diego County 24-08-2009 16h30White shark, 5' to 6' juvenileSwimmingPuncture wounds to left foot & calfNO 22yo Bethany Edmund
Ponce, Volusia County 09-08-2009 19h00SwimmingPuncture marks on left footNO 26yo A visitor from Spain
Kawa'a 05-08-2009 08h45Tiger shark, 12SurfingNo injury, surfboard bittenNO Dylan Crawford
Curlew Island, Breton Sound 31-07-2009 10h00Bull shark?Wade FishingRight ankle & foot bittenNO 56yo Chris Haynes, Jr.
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