List of all shark attacks in Rhode Island
Fatal Attacks
2
Unprovoked Attacks
7
Total Attacks
9
There have been a total of 9 shark attacks in Rhode Island. Out of those, 2 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 22.22%. 7 attacks came out of the blue while 2 have been provoked by humans.
Provoked
Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moonstone Beach, South Kingstown, Washington County | 21-07-2019 | 18h30 | Sandtiger shark | Surfing | Foot bitten | NO | 18yo Chase Clary |
| 05-08-1983 | Fishing | No injury to occupants | NO | 2 boats | |||
| Occupasstuxet (Patuxent) Cove | 0.7 m [2.5'] sand shark | Wading | Bites on legs & thighs | NO | 13yo William Cashman | ||
| Coddington Cove | Diving | No injury | NO | George Brown | |||
| Point Judith | 16-09-1897 | Late Afternoon | 13'10" shark | Fishing | Lacerations to hand by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | "Hoke" Smith |
| Noyes Beach | 10-08-1895 | 05h00 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 26yo Charles Beattie | |
| Providence | 11-08-1881 | Swimming | No injury, overalls ripped by shark | NO | Jerry Lowney | ||
| Bristol Harbor | 02-09-1816 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | male |
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