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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Hanalei Point, Kaua'i | 14-10-1990 | 15h00 | Tiger shark, 3.7 m [12'] | Surfing | No Injury, board bitten | NO | 43yo Greg Filtzer |
| AUSTRALIA | Greenmount Beach | 08-04-1990 | 05h40 | Tiger shark, 3 m | Surfing | Lacerations & abrasions, board bitten in half | NO | 31yo Mark Fleming |
| AUSTRALIA | Gove Peninsula near Darwin | 02-12-1989 | Tiger shark, 2m | No details, "recovering in Darwin Hospital" | NO | 17yo Ryan Johnson | ||
| AUSTRALIA | Near Broome in Roebuck Bay | 03-03-1989 | Tiger shark, 3.5 m | Kayaking | No injury, but the kayak was bitten by the shark | NO | Kim Courtenay | |
| AUSTRALIA | Half Tide Beach, Evans Head | 02-01-1989 | 17h15 | Tiger shark, 4 m [13'] | Surfing with dolphins | Abdomen lacerated, surfboard holed | NO | 17yo Adam Maguire (McGuire) |
| USA | New Orleans | 21-08-1988 | Tiger shark, 1.8 m [6'] | Diving in Sharkey's Reef restaurant’s aquarium | Arm bitten by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Wiley Beevers | |
| Fiji | 01-02-1988 | Tiger shark, 3 m | Diving | Lacerations to left arm & waist | NO | 22yo Qalo Moceyawa | ||
| NEW CALEDONIA | I'le Ouen | 30-11-1986 | Tiger shark | Spearfishing | Right leg bitten | NO | Maurice Lilloux | |
| USA | Little Glass Shacks, Princeville, Kaua'i | 17-10-1985 | Thought to involve a Tiger shark, 3.7 m [12'] | Body boarding | Right hand and part of forearm severed , left hand lacerated, right anterior side of board removed by shark | NO | 33yo Joe Thompson | |
| USA | Folly Beach, Charleston County | 18-07-1985 | Tiger shark, 2.4 m to 2.7 m [8' to 9'] | Playing in knee-deep water | 2/3rd of left calf removed | NO | 10yo Julie Steed |
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