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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocoa Beach, Brevard County | 30-07-2004 | 13h00 | Surfing | Right foot bitten | NO | 20yo Kelly Getzfread | |
| Rodanthe, Dare County | 27-07-2004 | 17h30 | Surfing | Right calf bitten | NO | 28yo Catherine Delneo | |
| Galveston Island | 26-07-2004 | 16h30 | 1.2 m to 1.5 m [4' to 5'] shark | Swimming | Right foot bitten | NO | 19yo Erika Hailey |
| Carolina Beach, New Hanover County | 26-07-2004 | 17h00 | 1.8 m [6'] shark | Swimming | Right forearm & wrist lacerated | NO | 13yo Alexis Huesgen |
| Bryan Beach, Brazoria County | 24-07-2004 | 19h30 | Bull shark | Wading / fishing & carrying a bag of fish | Right forearm nearly severed and bites above & below the right knee | NO | 11yo Aaron Perez |
| Gulf Shores Beach, Baldwin County | 01-07-2004 | 16h40 | 4' to 5' shark | Wading | Right foot lacerated | NO | 7yo Trenton Martin |
| San Onofre State Beach, San Diego County | 25-06-2004 | 09h00 | 9'2" white shark | Surfing | No injury, shark struck his board | NO | 45yo Kelly French |
| Disney / Vero Beach, Indian River County | 13-06-2004 | In water with diving seabirds | Foot bitten | NO | girl | ||
| Daytona Beach Shores, Volusia County | 09-06-2004 | 18h00 | 1.2 m [4'] shark | Swimming | Right wrist & left arm lacerated | NO | 8yo Mitchell Anderson |
| Pirate's Beach, Galveston Island | 28-05-2004 | 19h45 | 0.9 m to 1.5 m [3' to 5'] shark | Wading | Puncture wounds on shin | NO | 16yo Ryan Eckstrum |
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