List of all shark attacks in costa-rica
Fatal Attacks
8
Unprovoked Attacks
15
Total Attacks
17
There have been a total of 17 shark attacks in COSTA RICA. Out of those, 8 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 47.06%. 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuelita | 27-04-2018 | 10h40 | Tiger shark | Scuba diving | No injury, shark bit scuba gear | NO | 30yo male |
| Manuelita | 29-11-2017 | Tiger shark, female | Scuba diving | FATAL | YES | 49yo Rohina Bhandari | |
| Manuelita | 29-11-2017 | Tiger shark, female | Scuba Diving | Serious injury to leg | NO | 26yo __ Jimenez | |
| Playa Grande | 27-07-2015 | Surfing | Minor inuries to toes | NO | 47yo Thomas McCall | ||
| Playa Grande | 18-06-2011 | 12h15 | Surfing | FATAL | YES | 15yo Kevin Moraga | |
| 03-02-2007 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Swimming | Death due to drowning. Shark bite may have been postmortem | NO | 36yo Jason Cash | ||
| Playa Tamarindo | 02-01-2003 | Bull shark, 7' | Surfing | Lower right leg lacerated | NO | Ross Menking | |
| Playa Grande | 20-05-2002 | Bull shark, 1.8 m to 2.1 m [6' to 7'] | Surfing | Toothmarks in board & his swim trunks | NO | Nick Wallace | |
| Off Porto Limon | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | Air disaster | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | NO | |||
| Swimming | Right leg severely lacerated. Surgically amputated | NO | Lily Artavia |
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