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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| Country | Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Longboat Key, Sarasota, 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 | Left hand and leg bitten, leg surgically amputated below hip | NO | 8yo Douglas Lawton | |
| AUSTRALIA | Kirra Beach, Coolangatta | 17h30 | Tiger shark | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 25yo Jack Brinkley | |
| AUSTRALIA | Thursday Island | Tiger shark | Diving | Head, neck & left shoulder bitten | NO | Treacle, a Torres Strait islander | ||
| SAN DOMINGO | Muchoir Banks | Tiger sharks, 2.4 m to 4.9 m [8' to 16'] | Steamer Una wrecked with 75 laborers onboard. Survivors took to rafts & lifeboats. | FATAL, "men snatched from rafts by sharks" | YES | males | ||
| AUSTRALIA | Trinity Beach, 17 km northwast of Cairns | 16h30 | Tiger shark, 2.4 m to 3 m [8' to 10'] | Treading water | Right foot severed & calf removed, leg surgically amputated below the knee | NO | 24yo Athol Wearne, Royal Australian Air Force. officer | |
| AUSTRALIA | Tweed Heads | Tiger shark, 3' | Fishing | Thumb bitten by landed shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Robert Corowa | ||
| AUSTRALIA | Near Bondi Beach | Tiger shark, 14' | Shark fishing | No injury to occupants. Hooked shark rammed boat PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 12' open motor boat, occupants Jack Platt & Peter Keyes | ||
| SOUTHWEST PACIFIC OCEAN | Said to be “leopard sharks”, more probably tiger sharks | Ditched plane in the sea & were adrift on a rubber life raft. | No injury to occupants, They fought off sharks & killed one with an automatic. Rescued 34 days later | NO | American aviators | |||
| BAHAMAS | North of Walkers Cay | 12h00 | Tiger shark, <2 m TL | Spearfishing, had fish on his spear | No injury, shark went for diver's leg & missed, diver hit shark on head with speargun & shark bit speargun | NO | 36yo Stanton Waterman | |
| AUSTRALIA | George’s River at Kentucky | 20h15 | Tiger shark, 1.5 m [5'] | Splashing | Hands severed | NO | 13yo Beryl Morrin |
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