Fatal Attacks
0
Unprovoked Attacks
7
Total Attacks
7
There have been a total of 7 shark attacks in Galapagos Islands. Out of those, none have thankfully been fatal. 7 attacks came out of the blue while 0 have been provoked by humans.
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Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
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Santa Fe Island | 02-02-2018 | Galapagos shark? | Snorkeling | Injuries to right foot | NO | 45yo Andrew Phipps Newman | |
Punta Vicente Roca, Isabella Island | 19-11-2015 | 10h15 | Galapagos shark | Snorkeling | Lacerations to left calf | NO | 55yo Graham Hurley |
Isla Isabella | 09-01-2009 | Surfing | Right lower leg bitten & defense wounds to hand | NO | 22yo Gonzalo Vásquez Alcívar | ||
Santa Cruz | 23-11-2008 | Leg bitten | NO | a Danish tourist | |||
San Cristobal Island | 20-12-2007 | 3 m shark | Surfing | Lacerations & puncture wounds to left thigh | NO | 24yo Sam Judd | |
Crewing on the tuna clipper Mary Barbara | Bitten by several 1.8 m [6'] sharks | Washed overboard into school of fish | Right leg & left foot lacerated | NO | 57yo Theodore C. Swienty | ||
Tuna fishing, standing on stern platform that was submerged by waves | 4 lacerations on dorsum of right foot | NO | 34yo Carl Dible |
Be honest, when was the last time you watched a decent shark movie?