List of all shark attacks in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Fatal Attacks
8
Unprovoked Attacks
10
Total Attacks
13
There have been a total of 13 shark attacks in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. Out of those, 8 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 61.54%. 10 attacks came out of the blue while 3 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
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Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preluka Harbour | 31-12-1973 | FATAL | YES | 2 Czech tourists | |||
| Volosko, Opatija | Swimming | FATAL | YES | male | |||
| Opatija | White shark | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 32yo Carla Podzum | ||
| Mošćenička Draga | 18h00 | 3 m shark | Swimming | Leg injured | NO | Hilda Keller | |
| Rijeka | 6 m shark | No injury, shark nudged raft and circled for 2 hrs. | NO | male | |||
| Bakar | 15-08-1966 | White shark | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 33yo Josef Treliac | |
| Opatija, northwestern coast of Rijeka Bay | 23-09-1961 | Early afternoon | White shark | Swimming | FATAL, hand severed & legs bitten | YES | 19yo Sabit Plana |
| Rijeka | 24-12-1910 | Questionable | FATAL? | NO | male | ||
| Krk Island | 11-08-1907 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | Josef Slivovic | ||
| Krk Island | 11-08-1907 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | a school teacher |
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