List of all shark attacks in bahamas
Fatal Attacks
11
Unprovoked Attacks
89
Total Attacks
115
There have been a total of 115 shark attacks in BAHAMAS. Out of those, 11 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 9.57%. 89 attacks came out of the blue while 26 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
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Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Cay | 27-07-2013 | 16h45 | Nurse shark | Cleaning fish | Bitten on left hand | NO | 64yo male |
| Scotland Cay | 27-07-2013 | 16h05 | 6' shark | Spearfishing | Leg bitten | NO | 40yo Erik Norrie |
| Savannah Sound | 20-03-2013 | Fly fishing | Left foot bitten | NO | 50yo Kerry Anderson | ||
| 06-07-2012 | Spearfishing | Lacerations to right leg | NO | Sean Connelly | |||
| Cat Island | 21-01-2012 | Tiger shark | Diving, photographing sharks | No injury, shark grabbed his camera | NO | Russell Easton | |
| Off Lucaya | 12-07-2011 | 12h30 | Scuba diving | Injuries to arm | NO | 54yo male | |
| Tiger Beach | 25-01-2011 | 15h00 | Caribbean reef shark | Scuba diving | Arm bitten | NO | 55yo Jim Abernethy |
| Elbow Cay | 01-10-2010 | 15h00 | Possibly a 6' lemon shark | Surfing | Bitten between left ankle & knee | NO | Jane Engle |
| 01-10-2010 | Lemon shark | Snorkeling | Calf bitten | NO | Jose Molla | ||
| Off Jaws Beach, New Providence Island | 28-08-2010 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Swimming after boat became disabled | His partial remains were recovered from a 12' tiger shark on September 5, 2010. Cause of death was thought to be drowning | NO | 43yo Judson Newton |
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