List of all shark attacks in Delaware
Fatal Attacks
0
Unprovoked Attacks
3
Total Attacks
7
There have been a total of 7 shark attacks in Delaware. Out of those, none have thankfully been fatal. 3 attacks came out of the blue while 4 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
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Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Henlopen State Park, Sussex County | 08-06-2014 | 17h00 | Sandbar shark, 3' to 4' | Standing | Abrasion to right hand, lacerations to left forearm | NO | 16yo Andrew Vance |
| Indian River Inlet, Rehoboth Beach | 19-08-2007 | 19h45 | Sandtiger shark | Fishing | Forearm bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | male |
| Dewey Beach | 22-07-1980 | Afternoon | 4' to 8' shark | Standing | No injury, shark bit her bathing suit | NO | 22yo Phyllis Riley |
| Fenwick Island | 31-07-1966 | 17h00 | Invalid | Spearfishing on Scuba | No attack, no injury, shark took speared fish & approached diver closely | NO | 26yo Charles T. Henderson |
| Mispillion Light, Delaware Bay | 03-08-1960 | 2.4 m [8'] shark | Fishing, Struck by another shark when removing shark from line | Hand lacerated | NO | 46yo Russell Saylor | |
| Delaware Lightship | 15-07-1911 | Fishing | Hooked shark bit his leg, knee to ankle PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Martin Berg | ||
| Lewes, Sussex County | 03-09-1909 | 5' shark | Seine netting | Abrasion to leg from netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Walter Beach |
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