List of all shark attacks in madagascar
Fatal Attacks
4
Unprovoked Attacks
6
Total Attacks
8
There have been a total of 8 shark attacks in MADAGASCAR. Out of those, 4 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 50.00%. 6 attacks came out of the blue while 2 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambatolaoka, Nosy Be Island | 02-05-2010 | 09h30 | Scuba diving | Lacerations to arm & chest | NO | 59yo Michel Touzet | |
| 02-05-2005 | 2.5 m shark | Fishing | Thigh bitten | NO | Sochidjin | ||
| Shipwrecked Ferry M/V Samsonnette | 10-05-2001 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Fatal or drowned & remains scavenged by shark | NO | French national | ||
| Fell overboard | FATAL | YES | Mr. Andrews | ||||
| 15h00 | Standing in knee-deep water | FATAL | YES | 16yo boy | |||
| Onboard tuna boat, M.V. Toscui Maru | 19-07-1962 | Morning | 2 m [6'9"] shark | Finning the shark | Right calf lacerated by boated shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 20yo Takemoto Masnori |
| Tamatave | 31-12-1957 | Bathing | FATAL | YES | male | ||
| 31-07-1864 | Fell overboard | FATAL | YES | male from the White Wave |
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