List of all shark attacks by Tiger shark
Fatal Attacks
76
Unprovoked Attacks
232
Total Attacks
275
Tiger shark is responsible for 275 attacks. Out of those, 76 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 27.64%. 232 attacks came out of the blue while 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTRALIA | McMasters Beach, Central Coast | 13-03-2000 | 19h30 | Tiger shark, 4 m [13'] ? | Surfing | No Injury | NO | Craig Ruth |
| 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 | |
| USA | Big Island off Kona Village Resort, North Kona | 22-11-1999 | 17h20 | Tiger shark, 1.8 m to 2.4 m [6' to 8'] | Swimming | Buttock bitten, hands lacerated | NO | 51yo Laurie Boyette |
| USA | Old Kona Airport State Park | 30-09-1999 | 18h30 | Tiger shark, 1.8 m to 2.4 m [6' to 8'] | Surfing, lying on surfboard | Right arm bitten | NO | 16yo Jesse Spencer |
| USA | Honoli'i in Hilo (west side of Big Island) | 20-07-1999 | 10h28 | Tiger shark, 1.8 m to 2.4 m [6' to 8'] | Surfing | Right thigh & buttock bitten | NO | 43yo Griffith Yamaguchi |
| BRAZIL | Boa Viagem Beach, Recife | 30-04-1999 | Afternoon | Tiger shark, 2.5 m [8.25'] | Surfing | Leg & hands bitten | NO | 21yo Charles Heitor Barbosa Pires |
| AUSTRALIA | Scotts Head | 22-02-1999 | Evening | Bronze whaler or tiger shark | Surfing | Left hand & forearm bitten, board bitten | NO | 35yo male |
| USA | Ocean Beach, Jaycee Park, Vero Beach, Indian River County | 20-11-1998 | 14h00 | Tiger shark | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 9yo James Willie Tellasmon |
| USA | Waiokapua Bay/Majors Bay, Brennecke Beach, Poipu, Kaua'i Island | 27-10-1997 | 07h20 | Tiger shark, 4 m to 4.3 m [13' to 14'] | Body boarding or surfing | Both legs bitten, right leg severed at mid-calf & defense wounds on right hand | NO | 19yo Mike Coots |
| MEXICO | Santa Rosa, Cozumel | 13-08-1997 | Tiger shark, 5.2 m [17'] | SCUBA diving | FATAL, arm & leg severed | YES | 33yo Mac Lupold |
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