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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mangrove Cay | 23-06-2006 | 13h00 | Spearfishing | Right arm severely bitten | NO | 25yo Whitefield Rolle | |
| Sandy Cay | 10-01-2006 | Morning | Invalid | Diving for lobsters | No injury, divers felt threatened by 10' pregnant female tiger shark & killed the shark | NO | Hayward Thomas & Shalton Barr |
| Grand Cay | 02-10-2005 | Diving | Lacerations to right side of face | NO | 35yo Nixon Pierre | ||
| Green Turtle Cay | 17-05-2004 | 15h00 | 1,5 m [5'] Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) | Free diving & spearfishing | Left forearm bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 63yo Wolfgang Leander |
| Bakers Bay | 09-07-2003 | 14h30 | Unidentified species | Spearfishing | Right thigh bitten | NO | 58yo Richard Horton |
| 10 miles west of Walker’s Cay | 03-07-2003 | 14h45 | 2.1 m [7'] bull shark | Spearfishing | Left calf bitten | NO | 39yo Benjamin Brown |
| Great Guana Cay | 31-12-2002 | 1.8 m [6'] shark | Spearfishing | Swim fin bitten | NO | C.D. Dollar | |
| Walkers Cay | 08-04-2002 | 10h45 | Bull shark, 400-lb | Standing | Calf bitten | NO | 43yo Erich Ritter |
| North of Grand Cay | 30-08-2001 | 13h30 | 3 m [10'] bull shark | Spearfishing | Torso lacerated | NO | 44yo Nick Raich |
| High Rock, 25 to 30 miles east of Freeport | 15-08-2001 | 16h00 | 1.9 m [6.5'] bull shark | Spearfishing | Calf bitten | NO | 43yo Kent Bonde |
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