List of all shark attacks in sri-lanka
Fatal Attacks
2
Unprovoked Attacks
11
Total Attacks
14
There have been a total of 14 shark attacks in SRI LANKA. Out of those, 2 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 14.29%. 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasikudha | 25-12-2004 | No shark involvement | Swept out to sea by the tsunami, she clung to a log for 24 hours | No injury | NO | 11yo Sylvia Lucas | |
| Colombo Harbor | Spearfishing / freediving | Swim fins badly torn by the shark's teeth | NO | Hiran Wickremartne | |||
| Colombo Harbor | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Fishing | FATAL, but shark involvement not confirmed | NO | F. L. Fernando | ||
| Dodnduwa | Whtietip reef shark | Spearfishing | No injury, but shark damaged one of his swim fins | NO | Langston Pereira | ||
| Pigeon Island | Blacktail reef shark | Spearfishing | No injury | NO | Trevor Ferdinands | ||
| She was on a ship that was torpedoes & was in the water awaiting rescue | Leg severely bitten | NO | A W.R.E.N. | ||||
| Heda Oya Estuary | Possibly a lemon shark | Shark fishing | Buttock removed | NO | Aboobaker | ||
| Manayaweli Cove, Trincomalee | Blacktip reef shark | Collecting ornamental fish | No injury, beat off shark with his collecting net | NO | Rodney Jonklass | ||
| Mannar | 31-12-1900 | Fishing? | Foot bitten | NO | male | ||
| Colombo Harbor | 23-01-1898 | 01h00 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 2 U.S. Marines |
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