List of all shark attacks in Andros Islands
Fatal Attacks
0
Unprovoked Attacks
4
Total Attacks
7
There have been a total of 7 shark attacks in Andros Islands. Out of those, none have thankfully been fatal. 4 attacks came out of the blue while 3 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mangrove Cay | 23-06-2006 | 13h00 | Spearfishing | Right arm severely bitten | NO | 25yo Whitefield Rolle | |
| Great Guana Cay | 31-12-2002 | 1.8 m [6'] shark | Spearfishing | Swim fin bitten | NO | C.D. Dollar | |
| North Rat Cay Reef | 25-06-1982 | Lemon shark, 2 m [6'9"] | Spearfishing | Arm severed at elbow | NO | 19yo Philip Sweeting | |
| Blue Hole | 12h00 | Nurse shark, 2.1 m [7'] | Dress diving, filming shark & pulling it through the water for a motion picture scene | Minor injury to shoulder & back PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 38yo E.F. MacEwan | |
| 31-12-1959 | White shark, 7' to 8' | Lower leg and forearm severed | NO | male, a sponge Diver | |||
| Middle Bight | 31-12-1957 | Nurse shark, 2.1 m [7'] | Testing movie camera in full diving dress | Shark bit diver's sleeve after he patted it on the head PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | John Fenton | |
| Middle Bight | 31-12-1938 | Tiger shark | Fishing | No injury to occupant, shark rammed bow of boat | NO | 12' skiff, occupant: E.R.F. Johnson |
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