List of all shark attacks in Luzon Island
Fatal Attacks
7
Unprovoked Attacks
9
Total Attacks
13
There have been a total of 13 shark attacks in Luzon Island. Out of those, 7 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 53.85%. 9 attacks came out of the blue while 4 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villamar, Caoayan | 10-03-2017 | 10' shark | Spearfishing | Right thigh injured | NO | 25yo Benan Reintegrado | |
| Inner Harbor, Olongapo | Bathing alongside US Naval ship | Foot bitten | NO | sailor, a boatswain's mate from the Piscataqua | |||
| Polinao Point, Manila | 6 m [20'] shark | Swimming | Calf removed, not known if he survived | NO | Lieut. James H. Stewart | ||
| Olongapo Harbor, Subic Bay | Bathing | Right foot severed | NO | a sailor from the U.S.S. Galveston | |||
| Bataan | Fishing, hooked shark towed boat out to sea, storm swamped boat | FATAL, due to drowning PROVOKED INCIDENT | YES | Nicaso Balanoba & Julian Dona | |||
| Bondoc Peninsula | Sea disaster | 55 perished, some were taken by sharks | YES | Inter island ferry Negros foundered during a typhoon | |||
| Fort Frank, Manila Bay | 15h00 | Swimming | FATAL, abdomen severely lacerated, taken by seaplane to hospital in Corrigedor but died | YES | 21yo Marcellus T. Abernathy, a US soldier in the 9th Coast Artillery | ||
| Bohol | FATAL | YES | 23yo Bartolome Mangubat | ||||
| Canacao Bay | 17h45 | Swimming | FATAL, abdominal cavity removed | YES | E.E., water tender of the U.S.S. Dale | ||
| Manila Bay | Row boat (from the gunboat Elcano) was sinking, put finger in hole | Finger severed | NO | J.J. Dunlap |
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