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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| Country | Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Gulf Islands National Seashore | 05-07-2001 | Dusk | Bull shark, 2.3 m [7.5'] | Swimming | Arm severed, surgically reattached | NO | 8yo Jesse Arbogast |
| USA | Boca Ciega Bay, Tampa, Pinellas County | 29-08-2000 | 16h00 | Thought to involve a 2.7 m [9'], 400-lb bull shark | Jumped into the water | FATAL | YES | 69yo Thaddeus Kubinski |
| USA | Pensacola Bay, Escambia County | 12-06-2000 | 14h30 | Bull shark, 2.4 m [8'] | Sailing | No injury to occupants, boat's rear platform bitten | NO | 22' pleasure boat |
| USA | Gulf Shores, Baldwin County | 08-06-2000 | 06h45 | Bull shark? | Swimming | Puncture wounds on right hip and arm | NO | 55yo Richard Whatley |
| USA | Gulf Shores, Baldwin County | 08-06-2000 | 06h45 | Bull shark | Swimming | Right forearm severed surgically amputated above elbow | NO | 44yo Chuck Anderson |
| NEW CALEDONIA | Mont Dore | 12-05-2000 | Tiger sharks & bull sharks (20 sharks in all) | Air Disaster - Piper aircraft crashed into the sea, killing all on board | Sharks prevented recovery of remains | YES | 3 people | |
| BRAZIL | Boa Viagem Beach, Recife | 25-12-1999 | Thought to involve a white, bull or tiger shark | Surfing | Leg bitten, surgically amputated | NO | 18yo Alton Cicero da Silva | |
| BAHAMAS | Grand Cay | 04-08-1999 | 17h00 | 2.7 m [9'] bull shark or Caribbean reef shark | Spearfishing & holding catch | Right arm bitten | NO | 35yo Kevin King |
| USA | Two miles off Key Colony Beach, Monroe County | 25-07-1999 | 18h25 | Bull shark, 2.1 m [7'] | Swimming with dolphins | Ankle bitten | NO | 43yo Michael Knowles |
| REUNION | Roche-aux-Oiseaux | 10-04-1999 | 10h30 | 3 bull sharks | Swimming after being swept into sea by a large wave | FATAL | YES | 52yo Guy Oudin |
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