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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUBA | Guantanamo | 31-12-2008 | Bull shark | Spearfishing | Lacerations to right calf | NO | John | |
| USA | Buck Island | 15-08-2008 | Dusk | 8' bull shark or Caribbean reef shark | Treading water | Severe lacerations to left foot | NO | 38yo Elizabeth Riggs |
| BAHAMAS | 27-06-2008 | 11h00 | Bull shark, 6' to 7' | Spearfishing | Lacerations to calf | NO | 42yo Max Briggs | |
| USA | North Topsail Beach, Onslow County | 25-06-2008 | Afternoon | Bull shark, 6' | Playing in the surf | Ankle bitten | NO | 10yo Cassidy Cartwright |
| BRAZIL | Piedade, Recife | 31-05-2008 | 15h00 | Bull shark | Swimming | Hand severed, buttocks bitten | NO | 14yo Wellington dos Santos |
| NEW CALEDONIA | Hienghène | 06-05-2008 | 14h00 | 2 small bull sharks | Fishing | Lower legs bitten | NO | 40yo male |
| NEW CALEDONIA | Poindimié | 25-04-2008 | Morning | Bull shark, 1.8m | Swimming | Lacerations to left foot | NO | 32yo Olivier Vilain |
| AUSTRALIA | Lighthouse Beach, Ballina | 07-04-2008 | 08h05 | Bull shark | Body boarding | FATAL | YES | 16yo Peter Edmonds |
| BAHAMAS | Dive site known as "The End of the Map" | 23-02-2008 | 10h00 | A bull shark, according to some of the divers on the boat | Diving | Leg bitten, FATAL | YES | 49yo Markus Groh |
| USA | Sarasota Bay | 14-08-2007 | Night | Possibly a 6' bull shark | Floating near boat & observing bioluminesce | Puncture wounds to torso | NO | 20yo Andrea Lynch |
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