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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing | FATAL, pulled overboard by tuna, & bitten by shark | YES | Laureano Villareal | ||||
| Where Colorado River enters the sea | Small vessel with 13 men on board capsized crossing the bar and 6 men drowned. The 7 survivors were swimming to shore | FATAL, 6 men were taken by sharks as they neared the beach, 1 survived | YES | 6 males | |||
| Swimming | Right leg & hand severely lacerated | NO | Armando Chavez | ||||
| San Juan River | Swimming | FATAL, leg severed | YES | 33yo Lester Burton | |||
| Parismina | 31-12-1967 | Swimming after his canoe capsized | FATAL | YES | male | ||
| Puntarenas | 31-01-1964 | Swimming | FATAL, right arm & left thigh bitten | YES | male | ||
| Port Limon | 09-07-1913 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | August Schulke & Karl Schafer |
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