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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW CALEDONIA | Amedee Island | 31-12-1984 | Tiger shark | Spearfishing | Legs bitten | NO | Jean Rene Mathelon | |
| AUSTRALIA | 1 km off Black's Beach | 29-11-1984 | 12h33 | Tiger shark, 4 m | Sailing on catamaran & fell into the water | FATAL | YES | 16yo Nicholas Bos |
| USA | Melbourne Beach, Brevard County | 09-11-1983 | Tiger shark | Surfing | Laceration to left foot | NO | 15yo Michael Burns | |
| AUSTRALIA | Off Lodestone Reef, Great Barrier Reef, north of Townsville | 25-07-1983 | 04h00 | Tiger shark, 5 m [16.5'] | Swimming from the New Venture | FATAL, shark seized her by the chest and took her underwater | YES | 21yo Linda Ann Horton |
| AUSTRALIA | Off Lodestone Reef, Great Barrier Reef, north of Townsville | 24-07-1983 | Night | Tiger shark, 5 m [16.5'] | Swimming from the New Venture | FATAL, shark bit leg, then dragged him underwater | YES | 24yo Dennis Patrick Murphy |
| AUSTRALIA | Off Lodestone Reef, Great Barrier Reef, north of Townsville | 24-07-1983 | Night | Tiger shark, 5 m [16.5'] | 14 m prawn trawler New Venture capsized & sank in heavy seas Three people in the water | Left knee bitten, but survived | NO | 28yo Ray Boundy |
| USA | Nimitz Beach, Barbers Point, O'ahu | 12-12-1981 | Tiger shark, 3.7 m [12'] | Spearfishing, but swimming on surface | Right leg severely bitten | NO | Melvin T. Toma | |
| USA | Tampa Bay, Manatee County | 14-09-1981 | P.M. | Said to involve a tiger shark or a hammerhead shark | Swimming | FATAL, right calf bitten | YES | 26yo Mark Meeker |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Ntlonyane Bay | 04-05-1981 | 09h00 | Tiger shark, 2.1 m [7'] | Surfing | Left leg bitten, surgically amputated | NO | 24yo Simon Hammerton |
| USA | 20 miles from Mayport | 29-01-1981 | Tiger shark | Commercial spearfishing | 3 small punctures in scalp & ripped nostril | NO | 25yo Carey Ford |
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