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
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Country | Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELIZE | 12' tiger shark | Standing | FATAL | YES | 16yo a servant | |||
| USA | 9 miles north of Turtle Beach, Siesta Key, Sarasota County | 16h10 | Tiger shark, 1.5 m to 1.8 m [5' to 6'] | Swimming, ducking for shells in water 0.9 m deep | 3 lacerations on leg | NO | 12yo Robert Lawton (brother & rescuer) | |
| AUSTRALIA | Adolphus Channel | 12h00 | 3.4 m [11'] tiger shark & a 5' shark | Splashing in water | Lacerated knee & foot, deep puncture wounds | NO | Rixon, an aboriginal | |
| AUSTRALIA | Kirra Beach, Coolangatta | 17h30 | Tiger shark, 3.6 m [11'9"], 850-kg [1874-lb] female, contained Girvan's remains | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 18yo Norman Girvan | |
| AMERICAN SAMOA | Van Camp wharf | 11h00 | Tiger shark | Cleaning hull of ship | FATAL, left thigh & hip bitten | YES | 22yo Sailor of tuna vessel No.12 Taiyo Marei | |
| AUSTRALIA | Scotts Point Beach | Afternoon | 3.7 m [12'] tiger shark | Paddling | No injury to occupants | NO | 12' ski, occupants: Bill Dyer & Cliff Burgess | |
| AUSTRALIA | Coconut Island , 100 miles east of Thursday Island | Tiger shark, 1.8 m [6'] | Diving for pearl shell | Left hand lacerated when he tried to ward off shark | NO | 43yo Jimmy Pearson, a Torres Strait Islander | ||
| SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN | Tiger shark | HMAS Parramatta torpedoed & sunk by the U-559 | Lacerations to chest | NO | Gordon Annison | |||
| AUSTRALIA | Mabuiag Island, between New Guinea & Australia | 11h00 | Tiger shark, 9' to 10' | Diving from the lugger San, operated by the Protector of the Aborigines | Head, neck & shoulder bitten (In 1918, he was also bitten by a shark off Cairns) | NO | 38yo Iona Asai | |
| USA | River mouth | Tiger shark | Floating with life buoy after pilot launch capsized | FATAL | YES | Gus Ericsson |
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