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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponce Inlet, Volusia County | 23-09-2001 | 16h20 | 4' shark | Surfing, fell off surfboard & stepped on the shark. | PROVOKED INCIDENT Several small lacerations on left foot | NO | 21yo male |
| New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 17-09-2001 | 15h00 | Surfing | 1" to 2" cuts on right ankle & foot | NO | 14yo Blaise Mosler | |
| 2 miles off Pompano Beach, Broward County | 15-09-2001 | 13h20 | Questionable incident - shark bite may have precipitated drowning | Wreck / Technical diving | FATAL or drowning & scavenging | YES | 42yo Eric Reichardt |
| North Topsail Beach, Onslow County | 14-09-2001 | 13h45 | Surfing | Foot bitten | NO | 16yo Dale Fulcher, Jr. | |
| A quarter mile north of Fort Pierce Inlet | 14-09-2001 | 15h00 | 2' to 3.5' shark | Boogie boarding | 2 lacerations on lower back, punctures on buttock | NO | 6½yo Cory Hock |
| Everglades National Park, Monroe County | 07-09-2001 | Fishing | Fingers & leg lacerated by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 44yo male | ||
| Waites Island, Horry County | 06-09-2001 | Shark involvement not confirmed | Swimming | Left hand injured | NO | Jackie Boyce | |
| Key Biscayne, Dade County | 06-09-2001 | 18h40 | Walking in shallows | Minor injury to left leg | NO | 13yo Patrick Homer | |
| Avon, Hatteras Island, Outer Banks, Dare County | 02-09-2001 | 18h00 | A large white shark was filmed by divers on a local wreck 2 days prior to the incident. | Swimming | Left buttock & foot severed | NO | 23yo Natalia (Natasha) Slobonskaya |
| Avon, Hatteras Island, Outer Banks, Dare County | 02-09-2001 | 18h00 | A large white shark was filmed by divers on a local wreck 2 days prior to the incident. | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 28yo Sergi Zaloukaev |
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