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 |
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AUSTRALIA | Barrow Point, 100 miles north of Cooktown, Queensland | 13-04-1928 | Tiger shark | Fishing | Severe lacerations to arm | NO | a Murray Islander | |
AUSTRALIA | Marion Bay | 08-02-1914 | said to involve a tiger shark | Wading | Lacerations to foot | NO | Mr. Hasell | |
AUSTRALIA | Cape Elizabeth | 14-04-1869 | Tiger shark, 7' | Net fishing | Foot bitten | NO | Joseph Simms | |
USA | Charleston Harbor, Charleston County | 12-07-1853 | Tiger shark (pregnant) | Swimming | FATAL | YES | male | |
ENGLAND | Brighton | 25-09-1785 | Tiger shark? | Human remains recovered from shark | YES |
Be honest, when was the last time you watched a decent shark movie?