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 | Near Barrow Point | Tiger shark | Pearl diving | Hand badly injured, right arm surgically amputated above wrist | NO | 17yo Alfred Aniba, a Torres Strait Islander | ||
| CURACAO | Tiger shark | Diving | No injury, left hip bumped by shark | NO | Hans Hass | |||
| USA | Near Twin Islands off Lanikai, O'ahu (east coast) | 13h00 | Tiger shark, 4.6 m to 7.6 m [15' to 25'] | Surfing on air mattress | FATAL, leg severed | YES | 15yo William S. Weaver | |
| SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN | Tiger shark | HMAS Parramatta torpedoed & sunk by the U-559 | Right hand severed | NO | 23yo Bill Nash | |||
| USA | Turtle Beach, Siesta Key, Sarasota County | 17h10 | Tiger shark? | Walking | Lower left leg & foot bitten | NO | 17yo Frank A. Mahala | |
| AUSTRALIA | Lancelin Island | His hand was found in a 2.4 m [8'] tiger shark caught 1/5/1949 | Swimming | FATAL, disappeared while swimming | YES | 17yo Arthur Strahan | ||
| AUSTRALIA | Three Mile Reef off Lizard Island 50 miles north of Cooktown | Tiger shark 3 m [10'] | Pearl diving, but standing in the water | Left thigh abraded & 3 fingers lacerated | NO | Kosam, a Torres Strait Islander | ||
| AUSTRALIA | Coogee | Tiger shark, 14' | Fishing | No injury to occupants, shark bumped & lifted dinghy | NO | 12-foot dinghy Occupants: R. Hunt & a friend. | ||
| MAYOTTE | Tiger shark | Fishing | FATAL | YES | 2 males | |||
| HONG KONG | Tiger shark said to be 5 to 7 m [16.5' to 23'] | Playing volleyball with friends | Both legs lacerated | NO | female |
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