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 | Delray Beach, Palm Beach County | 24-11-1976 | 10h55 | 2.1 m [7'] lemon shark or bull shark | Surfing | Right arm severed 1" below elbow with extensive tissue loss 3" above elbow | NO | 19yo Al Brenneka |
| BAHAMAS | Memory Rock, 18 miles from NW end of the Island | 13-09-1973 | 14h30 | 7' to 8' bull shark | Free diving, Spearfishing | Left hand & forearm lacerated | NO | 11yo Kevin G. Schlusemeyer |
| IRAQ | Shatt-al Arab River | 12h00 | Bull shark | Swimming | Left foot bitten | NO | 15yo male | |
| AUSTRALIA | Lane Cove River, Sydney Harbor (Estuary) | Bull shark | FATAL | YES | Sydney James | |||
| AUSTRALIA | Middle Harbour, Sugarloaf Bay, Sydney (Estuary) | Bull shark | Bathing | FATAL | YES | Henry Jones | ||
| USA | Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County | Possibly a bull shark or tiger shark | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 24yo Thomas N. Martin | ||
| IRAQ | Shatt-al-Arab River | Afternoon | Bull shark | Swimming naked near a date palm where many dates fell into the water | Arm severed | NO | 6yo male | |
| USA | Miami, Miami-Dade County | Bull shark | Helmet diving in Miami Seaquarium | Shark struck helmet, no injury | NO | Jim Kline | ||
| NICARAGUA | Thought to involve bull sharks | The schooner Elizabeth, bound from Bluefields, Nicaragua to the river port of San Carlos foundered | FATAL x 2, all other passengers & crew reached shore after a long swim | YES | Elena Hodgson & Isaac Ollis | |||
| AUSTRALIA | Bantry Bay, near Ironstone Point, Middle Harbor, Sydney | 10h50 | Bull shark | Dog paddling or standing | FATAL, legs bitten | YES | 15yo Denise Rosemary Burch |
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