Fatal Attacks
187
Unprovoked Attacks
1788
Total Attacks
2310
There have been a total of 2310 shark attacks in USA. Out of those, 187 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 8.10%. 1788 attacks came out of the blue while 522 have been provoked by humans.
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Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
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04-02-2020 | 09h40 | Tiger shark | Stand-Up Paddle boarding | No injury, but paddleboard bitten | NO | ||
Rodanthe, Dare County | 12-01-2020 | 14h33 | Surfing | Lacerations to foot | NO | 26yo Samuel Horne | |
Santa Rosa Island, Ventura County | 20-12-2019 | 16h15 | Surfing | Right leg bitten | NO | 37yo Adam Coons | |
Cove Park, Kihei, Maui | 02-12-2019 | 10h00 | 10'-12' tiger shark | Stand-Up Paddleboarding | No injury, inflatable paddle board was bitten by the shark | NO | 57yo Larry Oberto |
New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 29-11-2019 | Juvenile blacktip shark | Surfing | No injury, knocked from his board by the shark | NO | 9yo Chandler Moore | |
Cocoa Beach, Brevard County | 10-11-2019 | 4' to 5' blacktip shark | Surfing | Lacerations to left foot | NO | 30yo Miller | |
New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | 26-10-2019 | 12h45 | 4' to 5' shark | Surfing | Minor cuts when he jumped off his board and landed on the shark. PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 32yo Stephen Michelena |
Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County | 07-10-2019 | 12h00 | Surfing | Lacerations to right foot | NO | 20yo Justin Kendrick | |
Talofofo Bay | 03-10-2019 | Juvenile shark | Surfing | Minor injury to left thigh | NO | Rain Williams | |
Kihei, South Maui | 25-09-2019 | 09h15 | 6' to 7' shark | Surfing | No injury, back of board bitten | NO | female |
Be honest, when was the last time you watched a decent shark movie?