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, Jaboatão dos Guararapes City, Recife | 13-10-2002 | 16h00 | Possibly a bull shark or tiger shark | Swimming | FATAL, body not recovered | YES | 36yo Luis Soares de Arruda |
| BRAZIL | Piedade Beach, Jaboatão dos Guararapes City | 15-09-2002 | 15h00 | Bull or tiger shark | Swimming | Left thigh bitten, leg surgically amputated | NO | 19yo Fabrício José de Carvalho |
| USA | Emerald Isle, Carteret County | 19-07-2002 | 17h00 | Bull shark, 1.8 m to 2.1 m [6' to 7'] | Swimming | Calf bitten | NO | 15yo Mary Katherine Strong |
| BRAZIL | Piedade Beach, Recife | 09-07-2002 | 15h00 | Bull or tiger shark | Surfing | Right hand severed | NO | 22yo Mário César Carneiro da Silva |
| USA | Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover County | 03-07-2002 | 17h15 | 1.2 m to 1.5 m [4' to 5'] shark, possibly a bull shark | Standing | Calf, foot & hand bitten | NO | 9yo Avery Olearczyk |
| COSTA RICA | Playa Grande | 20-05-2002 | Bull shark, 1.8 m to 2.1 m [6' to 7'] | Surfing | Toothmarks in board & his swim trunks | NO | Nick Wallace | |
| BAHAMAS | Walkers Cay | 08-04-2002 | 10h45 | Bull shark, 400-lb | Standing | Calf bitten | NO | 43yo Erich Ritter |
| USA | Sandbridge Beach, Princess Anne County | 31-08-2001 | 18h00 | bull shark | Swimming | FATAL, thigh bitten | YES | 10yo David Peltier |
| BAHAMAS | North of Grand Cay | 30-08-2001 | 13h30 | 3 m [10'] bull shark | Spearfishing | Torso lacerated | NO | 44yo Nick Raich |
| BAHAMAS | High Rock, 25 to 30 miles east of Freeport | 15-08-2001 | 16h00 | 1.9 m [6.5'] bull shark | Spearfishing | Calf bitten | NO | 43yo Kent Bonde |
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