List of all shark attacks by Mako shark
Fatal Attacks
2
Unprovoked Attacks
25
Total Attacks
56
Mako shark is responsible for 56 attacks. Out of those, 2 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 3.57%. 25 attacks came out of the blue while 31 have been provoked by humans.
Provoked
Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Country | Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW ZEALAND | Hawkes Bay | 09-01-2009 | Mako shark, 3m | Fishing | No injury to occupants, shark hit boat & bit outboard motor | NO | Bry & David Mossman & 2 friends | |
| AUSTRALIA | 200 km east of Coolangatta | 26-01-2008 | 07h30 | Mako shark, 90kg | Accidentally stood on hooked shark's tail before attempting to gut it | Laceration to left knee PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 20yo Jarryd Tinson |
| USA | Broad Beach, Malibu, Los Angeles County | 28-07-2006 | Afternoon | Thought to involve a mako shark, but possibly a sea lion | Boogie Boarding | Bruises, laceration to head, spinal cord injury & neck broken at C5/C6 | NO | Bruce Lurie |
| AUSTRALIA | Bermagui | 24-04-2005 | 23h00 | Mako shark, 1.5 m [5'] | Fishing | Laceration on left thigh PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 25yo male |
| JAPAN | Susami | 14-07-2004 | Longfin mako shark, 3.5 m [11.5'], 350-kg [772-lb] | Fishing for squid aboard the trawler Shikishima-Maru when the shark leapt into the boat | Suffered broken ribs when the shark's tail fin slammed into his chest | NO | 51yo Yuji Torimi | |
| USA | Channel between South Padre Island & Padre Island National Seashore | 03-05-2004 | 16h30 | Mako shark, 1.8 m [6'] | Tandem surfing | No injury, board bitten | NO | 28yo Rachel Gore |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Ballito | 14-01-2004 | Mako shark, 3 m to 4 m [10' to 13'] | Surf skiing | No injury to occupants, stern of ski bitten | NO | Dave Hamilton-Brown & Ant Rowan | |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Salt Rock | 30-12-2003 | Shortfin mako shark | No injury to occupants | NO | skiboat | ||
| VENEZUELA | El Yaqu, Isla de Margarita | 10-04-2003 | -- | Mako shark, 3 m [10'] | Surfing | Right foot bitten, left leg severed | NO | 28yo Yann Perras |
| USA | 100 miles off Ocean City, Maryland, in 7000' of water | 08-07-2002 | Shortly after midnight | Mako shark, 400-lb | Shark Fishing | Drowned when caught in line and pulled overboard by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | YES | 41yo Captain Billy Verbanas |
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