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 | White Bay, near Bald Rock Jetty, Sydney Harbor | Tiger shark | Diving by wharf | FATAL, left arm severed above elbow, lacerations on chest, right thumb severed, left thigh lacerated to bone, abrasions | YES | 16yo William Oakley | ||
| AUSTRALIA | Arlington Reef near Cairns | 10h00 | Tiger shark, 4.6 m [15'] | Diving for trochus | Arm & back bitten, heel lacerated | NO | 16yo Guisne Oscoto (Japanese) | |
| SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN | Reportedly: oceanic whitetip sharks, blue sharks, tiger sharks & bull sharks | Torpedoed & burning British light cruiser with a crew of 450 men | Only 170 survived, many of the crew were said to have been taken by sharks | YES | ||||
| AUSTRALIA | Off Ben Buckler, near Sydney | Tiger shark, 12' | Fishing | No injury, sleeve ripped | NO | William Johnson | ||
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Samarai Island (south end) | 13h00 | 2.4 m [8'] tiger shark caught 40 hours later with shorts of the boy in its gut | Spearfishing | FATAL, left leg severed at hip, left torso removed | YES | 19yo Patterson (John) Nikuniko | |
| EGYPT | Port Said | Tiger shark, 3.9 m | Human head found in shark caught by British steamer Syria | Probable drowning & scavenging. | NO | |||
| AUSTRALIA | Near Mabuiag Island | Large tiger shark seen in the vicinity the following morning | Trochus diving, but floating on surface | Flexed right leg bitten | NO | Tala Lui, a Torres Strait islander | ||
| USA | Jensen Beach, Martin County | Tiger shark | Swimming | Arm lacerated from shoulder to wrist | NO | 21yo William Harns | ||
| USA | Mona Island, 40 miles west of the mainland | 11h00 | Tiger shark, 1.5 m [5'] | Spearfishing, carrying fish on spear | Leg lacerated & bone fractured | NO | Juan Suarez Morales | |
| USA | Panama City, Bay County | 10h00 | Tiger shark, 3.7 m [12'] | Spearfishing | Lacerated hip & hands | NO | 19yo Ernest Grover |
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