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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HONG KONG | First Beach | 12-06-1995 | Though to involve a tiger shark | Swimming | FATAL, left leg & forearm severed | YES | 45yo Wong Kwai-yung | |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Isipingo | 23-01-1995 | 18h00 | Tiger shark, 1.8 m [6'] | Swimming | FATAL, right thigh bitten & femur exposed, shallow lacerations on right calf & left thigh & fingers lacerated | YES | 14yo Mthokozisi Cedrick Mpanza |
| USA | Velzyland, north shore of O'ahu | 30-01-1994 | Tiger shark | Surfing | FATAL | YES | Jim Broach | |
| USA | Waipo | 30-11-1993 | On 11-Jan-1994, his remains washed ashore. A 2.4 m [8'] tiger shark thought to be involved | Surfing | FATAL | YES | Daniel McMoyler | |
| AUSTRALIA | A pearl farm in Roebuck Bay | 20-11-1993 | 15h15 | Tiger shark caught 6 days later with diver’s remains in its gut | Hookah diving | FATAL | YES | 27yo Richard Peter Bisley |
| USA | Mouth of Wallua River, Kaua'i | 30-09-1993 | Tiger shark | Surfing | Serious leg wounds | NO | ||
| USA | Goats Island (Moku’auia Island), Malaekahana State Recreation Area, Laie, O'ahu | 09-06-1993 | 07h10 | Thought to involve a tiger shark | Paddling on surfboard or body board | Feet & ankles bitten | NO | 22yo Jonathan Mozo |
| USA | Paradise Bay (next to Wailua Bay), Maui | 13-03-1993 | 15h45 | Tiger shark, 3.7 m [12'], (tooth fragment recovered from wound) | Paddling on surfboard | Lower legs lacerated | NO | 35yo Roddy Lewis |
| USA | Honomuni, Moloka'i | 27-12-1992 | A.M. | Tiger shark, 2.4 m [8'] | Standing in waist-deep water, helping his father tend a gill net containing dead fish | Right leg bruised & abraded | NO | 10yo Pahu Tanaka |
| USA | Chun's Reef, Laniakea, O'ahu | 22-12-1992 | 17h30 | Tiger shark, 3 m to 4.9 m [10' to 16'] | Lying on surfboard | Minor lacerations to hand, 15" crescent-shaped piece removed from surfboard | NO | 30yo Gary M. Chun |
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