Fatal Attacks
3
Unprovoked Attacks
7
Total Attacks
13
There have been a total of 13 shark attacks in FRANCE. Out of those, 3 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 23.08%. 7 attacks came out of the blue while 6 have been provoked by humans.
Provoked
Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
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Wallis Island | 22-05-2014 | Morning | 3m shark | Scuba diving | Lacerations to left thigh and hip | NO | Eric Barnabas |
25-08-2013 | 20h30 | Mako shark, 5' | Longline fishing for sharks | Laceration to right arm from hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 50yo Ramon Arufe | |
Gruissan | 31-07-1986 | Survived | NO | ||||
31-12-1971 | White shark | Swimming | Shoulder injured | NO | |||
St. Tropez | Description of shark does not ring true | Bathing | Lacerations to arm & leg | NO | Samuel Matthews | ||
Nice | FATAL | YES | child | ||||
Antibes | White shark | Bathing | Leg severed | NO | seaman | ||
la Badine, Hyères | 14-07-1894 | 1.8 m shark | Fishing | No injury | YES | la Badine, Hyères, | |
Brest | 23-06-1892 | Invalid | Fishing boat | No injury, no attack | NO | ||
Between Nice & Villefranche | 07-12-1884 | 02h00 | 10' shark | FATAL Leg severed by harpooned shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | YES | child |
Be honest, when was the last time you watched a decent shark movie?