List of all shark attacks in usa
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnegat Light, Ocean County | "sand shark" | Surf fishing | Right leg bitten when chasing shark from his fishing line PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Lawrence Moody | ||
| St. Augustine, St Johns County | Laceration to left leg | NO | M.F. Turnipseed | ||||
| Florida Keys 25ºN,82ºW | 3.7 m [12'], 1200-lb shark. Shark caught & its jaw exhibited at the Carnegie Museum | Knocked into the water | FATAL | YES | fisherman, a companion of J. Rose & W. Koegler | ||
| Wilkes Islet Lagoon (Pacific Ocean north of the Marshall Islands) | 15h00 | Blacktip reef shark, 1.5 m [5'] | Spearfishing | Shoulder bitten | NO | James L. Oetzel | |
| Near Panama City, Bay County | Swimming | Leg severed | NO | adult female (Mrs. Avery?) | |||
| ½ mile offshore & 9 miles north of Fort Pierce | Fishing for pompano | No injury to occupants, shark released from net holed boat | NO | boat, occupants: P.D. Neilly & Charlton Anderson | |||
| Off Santa Monica, Los Angeles County | Boat exploded | FATAL & some of the survivors were bitten by sharks | YES | Wes Wiggins and 7 others on the boat, Sparetime | |||
| Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn | 10h00 | Swimming | No attack, no injury | NO | Gertude Hoffman | ||
| Tangier Sound, Somerset County | Remains recovered 5 days later | Fell overboard | FATAL | YES | William McFlood | ||
| Sewell’s Point, near Palm Beach | Fishing, attempted to take a netted shark | FATAL, leg severely bitten, surgically amputated PROVOKED INCIDENT | YES | J.L. Hanscomb |
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