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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USA | Spreckelsville, Maui | 01-09-2012 | 12h00 | Tiger shark, 10' to 12' | Spearfishing | Minor laceration to hand PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | M. Malabon |
USA | Iroquiois Point, Oahu | 19-05-2012 | Morning | Tiger shark, 8' to 9' | Kayak Fishing | No injury, teethmarks in kayak | NO | Jerry Gallardo |
USA | Leftovers near Chun's Reef, Oahu | 02-04-2012 | 12h38 | Tiger shark, 10' | Surfing | Lacerations to left foot | NO | 28yo Joshua Holley |
BAHAMAS | Cat Island | 21-01-2012 | Tiger shark | Diving, photographing sharks | No injury, shark grabbed his camera | NO | Russell Easton | |
AUSTRALIA | Coral Bay | 18-01-2012 | Afternoon | Tiger shark, 3m | Snorkeling | Lacerations to right forearm | NO | 26yo David Pickering |
AUSTRALIA | Duranbah | 01-01-2012 | 09h00 | Allegedly a 4 m tiger shark | Spearfishing | No injury, punctures to swim fin | NO | 34yo Hugo Silva |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Hula, near Port Moresby | 10-09-2011 | Afternoon | Tiger shark, 2m | Kite Surfing | Lacerations to right leg | NO | 30yo Thomas Viot |
USA | Lyman Beach, Kailua-Kona | 24-05-2011 | 13h15 | Tiger shark, 10' | Surfing | No injury, board bitten | NO | Theresa Fernandez |
USA | Lyman Beach, Kailua-Kona | 21-05-2011 | 12h00 | Tiger shark | Paddle boarding | No injury, board bitten | NO | Alaina DeBina |
NEW CALEDONIA | Kendec | 20-05-2011 | 11h00 | Tiger shark, 2.8m | Kite Boarding | Thigh bitten, FATAL | YES | 15yo Nathan ____ |
Be honest, when was the last time you watched a decent shark movie?