List of all shark attacks by Mako shark
Fatal Attacks
2
Unprovoked Attacks
25
Total Attacks
56
Mako shark is responsible for 56 attacks. Out of those, 2 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 3.57%. 25 attacks came out of the blue while 31 have been provoked by humans.
Provoked
Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Country | Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAIWAN | Off Cape of Pi-tou | 17h00 | Mako shark, 100-kg [221-lb] | Diving | Right cheek bitten | NO | 29yo Nan-Tien Chang | |
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | Parry Island | Identified as carcharinid shark (based on its behavior) by Dr. D.P. L. Schultz; mako shark according to Huges | Survived | NO | Walter L. Huges | |||
| USA | Folly Island, near Charleston | Mako shark, 1.9 m [6.5']. Tooth fragment recovered & identified by J.T. Nichols. | Standing | Left knee & leg bitten. (Tooth fragment recovered from kneecap) | NO | Lewis Kornahrens | ||
| USA | Brielle, Monmouth County (Offshore) | 12h00 | Mako shark | Fishing for tuna | No injury to occupants, shark leapt into boat & bit cabin door | NO | Fishing boat Bingo III , occupants: Michael Perkins, George Hornack & Capt. Lonergan | |
| AUSTRALIA | Redhead Beach, Newcastle | 11h00 | Thought to involve a mako or grey nurse shark | Swimming | Torso bitten with pneumothorax, slight lacerations on left hand | NO | 24yo Reginald Ogilvie | |
| NEW ZEALAND | Moko Hinau | 14h00 | Mako shark, 4.3 m [14'] | Fishing for snapper | No injury to occupant, shark sank dinghy | NO | dinghy, occupant: Don Ashton | |
| USA | Santa Monica, Los Angeles County | Night | Mako shark (aka bonito shark) 1.2 m [4'] | Fishing | Right hand bitten by boated shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 53yo Frank Martinez | |
| USA | Florida Keys | Said to involve a large mako shark | Skindiving for specimens | Minor injuries | NO | R.P.L. Straughan | ||
| NEW ZEALAND | Menzies Bay, Banks Peninsula, | Mako shark | Fishing | Severely bitten by shark caught 30 minutes earlier PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 70yo male | ||
| AUSTRALIA | Newcastle | 24-03-1969 | Mako shark | Foot lacerated. Recorded as PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 65yo William Hill |
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