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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRAN | Hesamabad area of Shushtar, 420 km from the sea | Bull shark suspected due to freshwater habitat | FATAL | YES | Mr. Kasem Jasem | |||
| IRAN | Hesamabad | Bull shark | Survived | NO | Mr. Falah | |||
| AUSTRALIA | Just below Roseville Bridge, opposite Killarney picnic reserve, Middle Harbor, Sydney | 15h30 | Bull shark | Free diving | FATAL, right leg severed above knee, surgically amputated but died 9 days later | YES | 13yo Kenneth William Murray | |
| IRAN | near Ahvaz, 275 km from the sea | 1.5 m [5'] shark, probable bull shark | Arm severed | NO | Mr. Kaaby | |||
| USA | Egmont Key, Hillsborough County | 12-10-1968 | 3 m [10'] bull shark | Spearfishing using Scuba | Swim fin bitten | NO | Jim C. Johnson | |
| USA | Hobe Sound, Martin County | 28-04-1965 | 15h00 | Bull shark | Thighs abraded, puncture wounds in dorsal surface of left hand | NO | 49yo Morris M. Vorenberg | |
| AUSTRALIA | Sugarloaf Bay, Middle Harbour, Sydney | 27-01-1963 | 13h30 | Tooth fragments of “whaler” shark were recovered, a bull shark, according to Edwards | Wading | FATAL, right femoral artery severed, thigh, calf, buttock & left hand bitten | YES | 32yo Marcia Hathaway |
| AUSTRALIA | Colledge's Crossing, Brisbane River | 30-11-1960 | Bull shark, 1m | Fishing | Bitten & survived | NO | male | |
| NICARAGUA | A village north of San Carlos | 31-12-1956 | Bull shark caught, leg recovered & buried beside the man's body | Lashing logs together when he fell into the water | FATAL, leg severed | YES | an Indian | |
| IRAN | Hesamabad area of Shushtar, 420 km from the sea | 31-12-1953 | Bull shark suspected due to freshwater habitat | Survived | NO | Mr. Abbas Jasem (Mr. Kasem Jasem's son) |
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