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 | Miami | Tiger shark 4.3 m [14'] | On boat, preparing to dive | Boat followed shark; shark holed boat | NO | R.P. Straughan | ||
| AUSTRALIA | Cottesloe Beach | 15h15 | Tiger shark, 4 m [13'] female | Floating on his back | FATAL, thigh & torso bitten, then shark charged rescue boat | YES | 55yo Simeon (Samuel) Ettelton | |
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Off Rossel Island, Louisiade Archipelago | Tiger shark | Went over side of boat at trochus ground | FATAL, arm & leg severed & shark smashed at his body with its tail | YES | Captain of cutter Hetabu | ||
| USA | Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County | Possibly a bull shark or tiger shark | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 24yo Thomas N. Martin | ||
| SOUTHWEST PACIFIC OCEAN | Southwestern Pacific Base | Tiger shark & others | Adrift on life raft | FATAL, 2 of the 9 airmen killed by sharks | YES | US Army fliers | ||
| AUSTRALIA | Between Wynnum & St. Helena Island | Afternoon | Tiger shark, 6' | Fishing | Laceration to left foot & ankle by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 18yo Jack Lopez | |
| AUSTRALIA | Tiger shark | Helmet diving | No injury, helmet bitten | NO | male | |||
| SENEGAL | Tiaroye, near Dakar, Cap Vert Peninsula | 11h00 | Tiger shark | Fishing / diving | FATAL, right thigh bitten | YES | male | |
| AUSTRALIA | Near Boydong Cay | Tiger shark, 3.4 m [11'] | Free diving for trochus | FATAL, right buttock & thigh bitten | YES | Bili, a Papuan | ||
| USA | Pearl Harbor, O'ahu | Tiger shark, 3 m [10'] | Gaffing & attempting to bring onboard a harpooned shark | Tip of finger amputated PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Lieutenant Williamson |
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