List of all shark attacks in italy
Fatal Attacks
14
Unprovoked Attacks
26
Total Attacks
71
There have been a total of 71 shark attacks in ITALY. Out of those, 14 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 19.72%. 26 attacks came out of the blue while 45 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chioggia | 05-09-1961 | 1 m shark | Fishing | Left foot & right hand bitten by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 33 & 37yo Pollione Perrini & Fioravante Perini | |
| Riccione | 30-06-1961 | 14h00 | White shark, 4.5 m | Spearfishing | Foot bitten | NO | 21yo Manfred Gregor |
| Salerno | 02-09-1951 | Night | Fishing for squid | 3 fingers severed when he used his hand as bait | NO | Luca Caputo | |
| Torre Colimena | 15-08-1951 | Diving (Hookah) | No injury | NO | male | ||
| Torre del Greco, Naples | 08-05-1951 | 3 men knocked to ground by harpooned shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | ||||
| Albenga | 18-07-1950 | Fishing | Harpooned shark bit his forehead PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | male | ||
| Cosenza | 09-08-1949 | Swimming | Right hand severed | NO | 21yo Giovanni Picarelli | ||
| 31-12-1937 | White shark | Wooden fishing boat | No injury to occupant; shark capsized boat | NO | Occupant: Mr. Maciotta | ||
| Viareggio | 30-06-1928 | Species unknown, possibly a white shark | Watercraft | No injury, shark approached the boat, he hit it with and oar and fell into the sea PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Mr. Bagolinii | |
| Savona | 31-12-1918 | 13' shark | Fishing | No injury | NO |
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