List of all shark attacks in philippines
Fatal Attacks
36
Unprovoked Attacks
30
Total Attacks
62
There have been a total of 62 shark attacks in PHILIPPINES. Out of those, 36 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 58.06%. 30 attacks came out of the blue while 32 have been provoked by humans.
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Mills | Working near fish traps | FATAL, died next day at 03h00 | YES | Filipino soldier | |||
| Cagayan de Oro | FATAL | YES | Dolores Margarita Corrales y Roa | ||||
| Luang Dulag | Swimming | No details, survived | NO | 28yo Francisco Daguinot | |||
| Fort Mills | Standing | FATAL, torso bitten | YES | female | |||
| Inner Harbor, Olongapo | Bathing alongside US Naval ship | Foot bitten | NO | sailor, a boatswain's mate from the Piscataqua | |||
| Off Cape Engano | Parachuted into Pacific | Shark grazed leg, leaving toothmarks | NO | US Naval ensign | |||
| Tayabas | Bathing | Left arm bitten | NO | Lt. Edward Hearn | |||
| Polinao Point, Manila | 6 m [20'] shark | Swimming | Calf removed, not known if he survived | NO | Lieut. James H. Stewart | ||
| Cabuli Island | 04h00 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | The 240-ton motor vessel Pilar II with 100 people on board capsized in high winds & rough seas | Navy personnel reported that his body was "mutilated by sharks" but it is probable that death resulted from drowning | NO | 10yo boy | |
| Fort Frank, Manila Bay | 15h00 | Swimming | FATAL, abdomen severely lacerated, taken by seaplane to hospital in Corrigedor but died | YES | 21yo Marcellus T. Abernathy, a US soldier in the 9th Coast Artillery |
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