Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

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Shark attacks involving 22. Browse 126 documented incidents.

126

Total Incidents

33

Fatal Attacks

All Incidents

🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2023
📍 Tojahui Beach, Yavaros, Huatabampo, Sonora, MEXICO
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2023
📍 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 2023
📍 Anna Maria Island, Manatee County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Reef Shark Attack - 2023
📍 Grace Bay Beach, Providenciales Island, TURKS AND CAICOS
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 2023
📍 Davis Reef, Islamorada, Monroe County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 2022
📍 Pointe des pêcheurs, Punaahuia, Tahiti, FRENCH POLYNESIA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2020
📍 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 2019
📍 Guardalavaca Beach , Holquin, CUBA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 2019
📍 Isle of Palms, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
🔴 Fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 2017
📍 Guardalavaca Beach, Holquin Province, CUBA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 2017
📍 Melbourne Beach, Brevard County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2016
📍 Refugio State Beach, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Blacktip Shark Attack - 2016
📍 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack - 2016
📍 St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Reef Shark Attack - 2016
📍 Makemo Atoll, Tuamotos, FRENCH POLYNESIA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2016
📍 Bombo Beach, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 2015
📍 Mpande, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 2015
📍 Pepper Park Beach, St. Lucie County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Blacktip Shark Attack - 2015
📍 Vilano Beach, St. Johns County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2015
📍 Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🔴 Fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 2015
📍 Ravine Mula, d’Étang-Salé, REUNION
🟡 Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack - 2014
📍 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2012
📍 Spanish House Beach, Brevard County, Florida, USA
🔴 Fatal Surfing Attack - 2012
📍 Trois-Bassins, REUNION
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2012
📍 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack - 2011
📍 Aliwal Shoal, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA
🟡 Non-fatal Wading Attack - 2011
📍 Follett's Island, Brazoria County, Texas, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack - 2010
📍 Mullaway Headland, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 2009
📍 Second Beach, Port St. Johns, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2009
📍 Jupiter, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2009
📍 Terramar Beach, Carlsbad, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2009
📍 Isla Isabella, Galapagos Islands, ECUADOR
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2007
📍 Venice Pier, Venice, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2006
📍 Siletz River mouth, Lincoln County, Oregon, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Blacktip Shark Attack - 2006
📍 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 2005
📍 Honokowai, Maui, Hawaii, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 2005
📍 Holden Beach, Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2005
📍 Miller's Point, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 2004
📍 Piedade , Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2004
📍 Velzyland, Hawaii, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack - 2004
📍 Piedade Beach, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Snorkeling Attack - 2004
📍 Caves Beach, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2004
📍 West Beach, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA
🟡 Non-fatal Nurse Shark Attack - 2003
📍 Lighthouse Beach, Seal Rocks, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 2003
📍 Pawleys Island, Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Wading Attack - 2003
📍 Ponce de Leon Inlet, Volusia County , Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 2002
📍 Piedade Beach, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2001
📍 New Smyrna Beach / Waveland, Volusia County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Blacktip Shark Attack - 2001
📍 New Smyrna Beach / Waveland, Volusia County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1999
📍 South side of Ponce de Leon Inlet, Volusia County, Florida, USA
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1999
📍 Hardwicke Bay, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1998
📍 Boa Viagem Beach, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1998
📍 Keurbooms, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1997
📍 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1997
📍 Manguinhos, Ilha Feia, Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1996
📍 Dillon Beach, Marin County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1996
📍 South of Ponce Inlet, Volusia County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1995
📍 Chatham Islands, east of New Zealand, NEW ZEALAND
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1995
📍 Kidd’s Beach, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1994
📍 Nahoon Beach, East London, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1994
📍 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 1993
📍 Goats Island (Moku’auia Island), Malaekahana State Recreation Area, Laie, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1992
📍 Klamath River, Del Norte County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1991
📍 South Miami Beach, Dade County, Florida, USA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1991
📍 Basalt Island, 9km from Silverstrand, HONG KONG
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1991
📍 South of Ponce Inlet, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1991
📍 Pelican Banks near Gladstone, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1990
📍 Trinidad Head, Humboldt County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1990
📍 Cintsa East, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1988
📍 Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA
🟡 Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 1988
📍 Vanua Levu, FIJI
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1986
📍 Platbank, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA
🟡 Non-fatal Blacktip Shark Attack - 1986
📍 Singer Island, Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1985
📍 East London, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1984
📍 Wabasso Beach, Indian River County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack - 1983
📍 6 miles south of Boca Chica Key, Monroe County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1983
📍 Haulover Inlet, Dade County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1983
📍 Muizenberg, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1980
📍 Petite-Ile, Grand'Anse, REUNION
🔴 Fatal Diving Attack - 1980
📍 MEXICO
🟡 Non-fatal Wading Attack - 1980
📍 Dewey Beach, Delaware, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1980
📍 Fuller’s Bay, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1974
📍 Mirs Bay , HONG KONG
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1974
📍 Arniston, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1972
📍 Cocoa Beach, Brevard County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1971
📍 Smokey Cape, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1970
📍 Acapulco, Guerrero, MEXICO
🟡 Non-fatal Wading Attack - 1969
📍 Florida Keys, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1968
📍 Ramsgate, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1967
📍 Mossel Bay, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA
🟡 Non-fatal Nurse Shark Attack - 1967
📍 Aquarium, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1965
📍 Country Club Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA
🟡 Non-fatal Nurse Shark Attack - 1964
📍 Puerto Rico, USA
🔴 Fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 1963
📍 Pomio, South Coast, East New Britain, NEW BRITAIN
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1962
📍 Winkelspruit, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA
🔴 Fatal Surfing Attack - 1961
📍 Noosa Heads, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1961
📍 165 miles from Bermuda, MID ATLANTIC OCEAN
🟡 Non-fatal Blacktip Shark Attack - 1961
📍 6 miles from shore, BERMUDA
🟡 Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 1961
📍 Fowey Rock Light, Miami, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1960
📍 Mangawhai, near Wellsford, North Island, NEW ZEALAND
🔴 Fatal Blue Shark Attack - 1959
📍 Ushimado, Okayama Prefecture, JAPAN
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1959
📍 Maroubra Bay, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1959
📍 Safety Cove, Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
🔴 Fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 1958
📍 Van Camp wharf, Tutuila Island, AMERICAN SAMOA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1957
📍 Honiara, Honiara, SOLOMON ISLANDS
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1957
📍 Thursday Island Harbour, Queensland, Torres Strait, AUSTRALIA
🔴 Fatal Blue Shark Attack - 1955
📍 Usimado-no-Seto, Okayama Prefecture, JAPAN
🔴 Fatal Surfing Attack - 1955
📍 Wamberal, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1954
📍 Elbow Beach, South shore , BERMUDA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1949
📍 Broome, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Blacktip Shark Attack - 1947
📍 Country Club Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA
🔴 Fatal Surfing Attack - 1944
📍 North Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1943
📍 River Tigris, IRAQ
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1940
📍 Surfers Paradise, near Southport, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1935
📍 Susak / Fiume (Rijeka, Istria), Adriatic Sea, CROATIA
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1935
📍 North Narrabeen Beach, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1934
📍 Queenscliff, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1924
📍 South Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA
🔴 Fatal Diving Attack - 1921
📍 Barrier Reef, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1918
📍 Townsville, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1911
📍 Off Legendre Island, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA
🔴 Fatal Wading Attack - 1898
📍 Sapper Bay, Aden, YEMEN
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1878
📍 Probolinggo, East Java, INDONESIA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1858
📍 Hobson Bay, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1856
📍 Unknown Location
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1817
📍 Colombo, Western Province, SRI LANKA