List of all shark attacks in reunion
Fatal Attacks
29
Unprovoked Attacks
57
Total Attacks
60
There have been a total of 60 shark attacks in REUNION. Out of those, 29 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 48.33%. 57 attacks came out of the blue while 3 have been provoked by humans.
Provoked
Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embouchure de l'étang du Gol | 27-04-1988 | 17h30 | pêcheur de bichiques | FATAL | YES | Jean-Felix Taochyn | |
| Pic du Diable | 13-03-1988 | 18h30 (Sunset) | Surfing | Laceration to hand | NO | Frédéric Mousseau | |
| Vicendo | 29-11-1981 | Late afternoon | Spearfishing | Survived | NO | Lucien Mercier | |
| Petite-Ile | 23-11-1980 | 15h00 | 1.8 m [6'] white shark | Spearfishing | Bitten twice | NO | 22yo Jean-Michel Pothin |
| 31-12-1974 | FATAL | YES | a soldier | ||||
| Basse Vallée | 30-11-1972 | Spearfishing | FATAL | YES | |||
| Petite-île | yachtsman in a zodiac | Survived | NO | ||||
| Barachoise bridge | Swimming after his hat | FATAL | YES | male | |||
| Barachois | Swimming | FATAL | YES | ||||
| Barachois | Swimming | FATAL | YES | male |
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