Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

28

Shark attacks involving 28. Browse 87 documented incidents.

87

Total Incidents

21

Fatal Attacks

All Incidents

🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2025
📍 Granites Beach near Westall Streaky Bay, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2022
📍 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2020
📍 Bunker Bay Beach, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA
🔴 Fatal Surfing Attack - 2019
📍 Saint Leu, REUNION ISLAND
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2019
📍 North Salmon Creek Beach, Sonoma County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2018
📍 Martin Islet, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2017
📍 Ponce Inlet, Volusia County, Florida, USA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 2017
📍 Pointe au Sal, Saint-Leu, REUNION
🟡 Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 2017
📍 Kekaha Beach, Kauai, Hawaii, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2015
📍 Ocean Reef Park, Singer Island, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Wading Attack - 2015
📍 Cocoa Beach, Brevard County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2014
📍 Walls Beach, Vandenberg AFB, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🔴 Fatal Diving Attack - 2014
📍 Goldsmith Beach, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2014
📍 Porpoise Bay, South Island, NEW ZEALAND
🟡 Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 2013
📍 Kona Coast State Park, Hawaii, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 2013
📍 African Reef off Geraldton, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2012
📍 Indialantic, Brevard County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 2012
📍 Leftovers near Chun's Reef, Oahu, Hawaii, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2012
📍 North Avoca Beach, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Snorkeling Attack - 2011
📍 Mudjin Harbor, Middle Caicos, TURKS & CAICOS
🟡 Non-fatal Blacktip Shark Attack - 2011
📍 Off Jupiter Inlet, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 2011
📍 La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA
🔴 Fatal Fishing Attack - 2011
📍 Levan Point, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA
🔴 Fatal Diving Attack - 2008
📍 Turtle Island, Yasawa Islands, FIJI
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 2007
📍 Itamaracá, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Reef Shark Attack - 2006
📍 Florida Keys, Monroe County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 2006
📍 Leftovers, near Waimea Bay, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 2005
📍 Arakoon's Little Bay, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2004
📍 Rodanthe, Dare County, North Carolina, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack - 2004
📍 Channel between South Padre Island & Padre Island National Seashore, Texas, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 2003
📍 Miami, Dade County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack - 2003
📍 El Yaqu, Isla de Margarita, Nueva Esparta, VENEZUELA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2002
📍 St Augustine Beach, St Johns County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2002
📍 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2001
📍 Avon, Hatteras Island, Outer Banks, Dare County, North Carolina, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 2000
📍 Orpheus Island, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 2000
📍 Coco Beach, Dar-es-Salaam (Reported as the 5th fatality in 3 months at Coco Beach), TANZANIA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1999
📍 Bethune Beach, south of New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack - 1999
📍 NEW ZEALAND
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1998
📍 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1998
📍 Stuart Beach, Martin County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Reef Shark Attack - 1998
📍 Ambergris Cay, Berry Islands, BAHAMAS
🔴 Fatal Surfing Attack - 1998
📍 Hole-in-the Wall, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA
🟡 Non-fatal Diving Attack - 1997
📍 Santa Rosa, Cozumel, Quintana Roo, MEXICO
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1996
📍 Bethune Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1996
📍 Garden City Beach, Horry County, South Carolina, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1994
📍 Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1993
📍 Pollock Beach, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA
🟡 Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 1992
📍 Lanaikea, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1992
📍 North Point Beach, Moreton Island, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1989
📍 Gonubie, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA
🟡 Non-fatal Reef Shark Attack - 1988
📍 BAHAMAS
🟡 Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack - 1986
📍 Floridana Beach, Brevard County, Florida, USA
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1984
📍 Pigeon Point, San Mateo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1984
📍 Arniston, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA
🟡 Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 1983
📍 Off Lodestone Reef, Great Barrier Reef, north of Townsville, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1982
📍 Bear Harbor, Mendocino County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1981
📍 Cocoa Beach, Brevard County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack - 1978
📍 Santa Barbara, California, USA
🔴 Fatal Fishing Attack - 1973
📍 Chongeone, Xai Xai, Gaza, MOZAMBIQUE
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1970
📍 Shatt-al-Arab River, Basrah, IRAQ
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1969
📍 40 miles south of Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack - 1968
📍 Bluff, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1968
📍 Florida Keys, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1966
📍 THAILAND
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1965
📍 American Shoals off Key West, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1964
📍 Off Sing Village, Buka Island, Bougainville (North Solomons), PAPUA NEW GUINEA
🟡 Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack - 1964
📍 2 miles off Jupiter, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1963
📍 Off Mondello Lighthouse, Sicily, ITALY
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1963
📍 Biltmore Beach, near Panama City, Florida, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1963
📍 Taibaisa Passage, Gau Island, Lomaiviti Island Group, FIJI
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1962
📍 Circeo, Secca del Quadro, Tyrrhenian Sea, ITALY
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1959
📍 Luang Dulag, Leyte Island, PHILIPPINES
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1958
📍 Uvongo, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1957
📍 Honiara, Honiara, SOLOMON ISLANDS
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1957
📍 Tea Gardens, north of Newcastle, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1955
📍 Tully, North Queensland, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
🔴 Fatal Blue Shark Attack - 1955
📍 Pago Pago Bay, Tutuila Island, AMERICAN SAMOA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1955
📍 Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🔴 Fatal Diving Attack - 1954
📍 Singapore Harbor, SINGAPORE
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1948
📍 King’s Beach, Caloundra, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1946
📍 Grange, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
🔴 Fatal Bull Shark Attack - 1942
📍 Egg Rock, Middle Harbor, Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🔴 Fatal Wading Attack - 1928
📍 Cooks Hill, Newcastle, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1903
📍 FALKLAND ISLANDS
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1895
📍 Mzimvubu River, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1862
📍 Soldier's Point, Brick Bay, Auckland, North Island, NEW ZEALAND