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 | 17-04-2002 | 11h10 | Surfing | Left foot bitten | NO | 28yo Nolan Sutliff | |
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 01-04-2002 | 15h00 | 3' shark | Wading | Two half-inch lacerations on right heel and one near small toe | NO | 41yo male |
| Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Broward County | 31-03-2002 | 11h30 | 0.9 m [3'] shark | Swimming / Wading | Upper left arm bitten | NO | 29yo Matthew May |
| Brenecke Beach, Po'ipu, Kaua'i | 24-03-2002 | 12h00 | Tiger shark | Body-boarding | Left leg severed below knee | NO | 17yo Hoku Aki |
| Cocoa Beach, Brevard County | 24-03-2002 | 10h10 | Wading | Foot bitten | NO | 11yo Ms Tori Lawrence | |
| Daytona Beach Shores, Volusia County | 18-03-2002 | 15h45 | 4' shark | Swimming / boogie boarding | Punctures on left foot and foot | NO | 20yo John Sadler |
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 14-03-2002 | 10h55 | Spinner shark, 3' to 4' | Surfing | Several puncture wounds on lower right leg | NO | 31yo male |
| Deerfield Beach (near Boca Raton), Broward County | 14-03-2002 | Morning | Nurse shark, 1m | Snorkeling | Arm bitten | NO | 39yo Robert Land |
| Olowalu, Maui | 31-12-2001 | 13h00 | Tiger shark, 1.8 m [6'] | Snorkeling | Lacerations to buttocks & thigh | NO | 35yo Thomas Holmes |
| Kapalua, Maui | 13-11-2001 | 17h00 | Surfing | No injury, portion of board's lower surface removed | NO | M. Schweitzer |
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