List of all shark attacks by Tiger shark
Fatal Attacks
76
Unprovoked Attacks
232
Total Attacks
275
Tiger shark is responsible for 275 attacks. Out of those, 76 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 27.64%. 232 attacks came out of the blue while 43 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
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Non Fatal
| Country | Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDIA | Mahabalipuram beach, 37 km south of Chennai | 11-11-2003 | Tiger shark? | Swimming or surfing | Left index finger lacerated | NO | 35yo Mark Moquin | |
| USA | Tunnels surf break off Makua Beach, Kaua'i | 30-10-2003 | 07h30 | Tiger shark, 14' | Surfing | Left arm severed below shoulder | NO | 13yo Bethany Hamilton |
| BRAZIL | Piedade Beach, Jaboatão dos Guararapes City, Recife | 13-10-2002 | 16h00 | Possibly a bull shark or tiger shark | Swimming | FATAL, body not recovered | YES | 36yo Luis Soares de Arruda |
| TONGA | Swimming with humpback whales | 26-09-2002 | 15h00 | Tiger shark, 1.5 m [5']k | Swimming | Thigh lacerated PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Felipe Tonga |
| BRAZIL | Piedade Beach, Jaboatão dos Guararapes City | 15-09-2002 | 15h00 | Bull or tiger shark | Swimming | Left thigh bitten, leg surgically amputated | NO | 19yo Fabrício José de Carvalho |
| USA | Kewalo Basin Channel, O'ahu | 27-08-2002 | 15h45 | Tiger shark, 2.4 m to 3 m [8' to 10'] | Surfing | Left foot lacerated | NO | 16yo Shawn Farden |
| BRAZIL | Piedade Beach, Recife | 09-07-2002 | 15h00 | Bull or tiger shark | Surfing | Right hand severed | NO | 22yo Mário César Carneiro da Silva |
| USA | Anini Beach, Kaua'i | 10-06-2002 | 13h345 | Tiger shark, 2.4 m to 2.7 m [8' to 9'] | Sitting on surfboard | No injury, shark bit side of surfboard | NO | C. Levin |
| USA | Brenecke Beach, Po'ipu, Kaua'i | 24-03-2002 | 12h00 | Tiger shark | Body-boarding | Left leg severed below knee | NO | 17yo Hoku Aki |
| AUSTRALIA | Just north of Fingal Spit | 29-01-2002 | 20h45 (Sunset) | Tiger shark, 3 m [10'] | Surfing | Bruises & minor cuts | NO | 20yo Andrew Cribb |
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