List of all shark attacks by Bull shark
Fatal Attacks
41
Unprovoked Attacks
179
Total Attacks
192
Bull shark is responsible for 192 attacks. Out of those, 41 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 21.35%. 179 attacks came out of the blue while 13 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
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Non Fatal
| Country | Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAZIL | Piedade Beach | 28-03-2004 | 07h30 | bull shark | Body boarding | Lower left leg bitten, surgically amputated | NO | 22yo Alcindo de Souza Leão Júnior |
| USA | Pelican Beach Park, Satellite Beach, Brevard County | 27-03-2004 | 15h00 | bull shark | Surfing | Heel bitten | NO | male |
| VENEZUELA | Playa Colorada Beach, Mochima National Park, only 200 m west of Santa Cruz Beach | 20-01-2004 | 14h30 | Bull shark, 1.65 m [5'5"] was speared & killed | Swimming | Lower back & hand bitten | NO | Stefan Moeller |
| VENEZUELA | Santa Cruz Beach, Mochima National Park, 250 km from Caracas | 20-01-2004 | 11h00 | Bull shark, 132-kg [291-lb] | Spearfishing | Right leg bitten | NO | 40yo Alside Raphael Morales Gonzalez |
| USA | 1.5 miles off Surfside | 28-08-2003 | 12h20 | 1.2 m [4'] bull shark | Fishing | PROVOKED INCIDENT Hooked shark pulled onboard bit his arm | NO | Saul Gonzalez |
| BAHAMAS | 10 miles west of Walker’s Cay | 03-07-2003 | 14h45 | 2.1 m [7'] bull shark | Spearfishing | Left calf bitten | NO | 39yo Benjamin Brown |
| BRAZIL | Pau Amarelo Beach, Paulista District (17 km from Recife) | 22-04-2003 | 17h00 | Bull shark | Surfing | Hand & foot lacerated, lower left leg severely bitten, necessitating surgical amputation | NO | 17yo Tiago Augusto da Silva Machado |
| AUSTRALIA | Burleigh Lake on the Gold Coast | 07-02-2003 | Morning | Thought to involve a >2 m [6.75'] bull shark | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 84yo Bob Purcell |
| COSTA RICA | Playa Tamarindo | 02-01-2003 | Bull shark, 7' | Surfing | Lower right leg lacerated | NO | Ross Menking | |
| AUSTRALIA | Miami Lake | 15-12-2002 | 02h30 | Bull shark | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 23yo Beau Martin |
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