List of all shark attacks in Baja California
Fatal Attacks
3
Unprovoked Attacks
5
Total Attacks
10
There have been a total of 10 shark attacks in Baja California. Out of those, 3 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 30.00%. 5 attacks came out of the blue while 5 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe Island | 31-10-2011 | Invalid | Shark diving | White shark breached cage. No injury to occupants | NO | Patrick Walsh & Paul Damgaard | |
| Playas de Tijuana | 31-12-2007 | Possibly a hammerhead shark | Surfing | Leg bitten | NO | 26yo Chase Edwards | |
| San Luis beach | 19-06-2005 | 07h00 | Surfing | Left foot bitten | NO | Frank Johnson | |
| Ensenada | 05-07-2001 | Evening | Surfing | Foot bitten | NO | 42yo Tim Fabel | |
| Guadalupe Island | 10-09-1984 | 17h50 | 4.5 m to 5.5m white shark | Spearfishing | No Injury, PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Harry Ingram |
| Guadalupe Island | 08-09-1973 | 16h45 | White shark | Free diving, Spearfishing | FATAL, leg bitten | YES | 37yo Al Schneppershoff |
| Ensenada | 07h15 | Hammerhead shark, 5.2 m [17'] | Boat stopped to repair electric pump | Shark tried to bite prop twice | NO | 16' cabin cruiser with 35 hp outboard motor | |
| Free diving | FATAL | YES | Rosario Bianci | ||||
| Descano Point | Fishing | Hooked shark capsized rowboat & the 2 men were drowned PROVOKED INCIDENT | YES | 36 & 23yo Efrain Ybarra & Francisco Durazzo | |||
| 30-06-1968 | Afternoon | Not authenticated | No injury | NO | 43yo Robert Slatzer |
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