Injury Types
Browse shark attacks by injury type. Select an injury category to view all recorded incidents with similar injuries.
Left foot bitten
53 incidents
Right foot bitten
41 incidents
No injury, board bitten
35 incidents
Thigh bitten
27 incidents
Lacerations to foot
26 incidents
Right leg bitten
25 incidents
Minor injury
24 incidents
Lacerations to left foot
23 incidents
FATAL, body not recovered
23 incidents
Foot lacerated
21 incidents
Lacerations to right foot
20 incidents
Minor injuries
18 incidents
Ankle bitten
18 incidents
Right calf bitten
17 incidents
No injury, surfboard bitten
16 incidents
Lacerations to leg
15 incidents
Left leg bitten
15 incidents
Left arm bitten
15 incidents
No injury to occupants
15 incidents
Laceration to leg
13 incidents
Lacerations to lower leg
13 incidents
No injury, kayak bitten
13 incidents
Right thigh bitten
12 incidents
Leg lacerated
12 incidents
Minor injury to foot
11 incidents
Lacerations to right hand
11 incidents
Left calf bitten
11 incidents
Left hand bitten
10 incidents
Puncture wounds to foot
10 incidents
Laceration to left foot
10 incidents
Lacerations to right leg
10 incidents
Foot severed
10 incidents
Thigh lacerated
10 incidents
No injury, shark bit surfboard
9 incidents
Lacerations to left calf
9 incidents
Right foot lacerated
9 incidents
Left foot lacerated
9 incidents
Probable drowning & scavenging
9 incidents
Minor injury to left foot
8 incidents
No injury, swim fin bitten
8 incidents
Minor injury to leg
8 incidents
No injury, board damaged
8 incidents
Lacerations to fingers
8 incidents
Lacerations to hand
8 incidents
Lacerations to arm
8 incidents
FATAL, leg severed
8 incidents
Arm lacerated
8 incidents
Hand lacerated
8 incidents
Leg bitten, surgically amputated
8 incidents
Lower leg bitten
7 incidents
Right hand bitten
7 incidents
Lacerations to left hand
7 incidents
Right arm bitten
7 incidents
Lacerations to left leg
7 incidents
Forearm bitten
7 incidents
No injury, ski bitten
7 incidents
Left arm lacerated
7 incidents
FATAL, legs bitten
7 incidents
Shoulder bitten
6 incidents
Laceration to left thigh
6 incidents
Lacerations to legs
6 incidents
Laceration to thigh
6 incidents
PROVOKED INCIDENT
6 incidents
Laceration to right foot
6 incidents
Lacerations to left forearm
6 incidents
Right hand lacerated
6 incidents
Right calf lacerated
6 incidents
FATAL, thigh bitten
6 incidents
Left thigh lacerated
6 incidents
Lacerations to right forearm
5 incidents
Lower left leg bitten
5 incidents
Buttock bitten
5 incidents
No injury, kayak damaged
5 incidents
No injury, knocked off board
5 incidents
Laceration to foot
5 incidents
Left forearm bitten
5 incidents
Right hand bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
5 incidents
Laceration to calf
5 incidents
Laceration to left hand
5 incidents
Lacerations to thigh
5 incidents
Puncture wounds to right foot
5 incidents
Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed
5 incidents
No injury to occupants, shark bit boat
5 incidents
Foot & ankle lacerated
5 incidents
Right foot & ankle lacerated
5 incidents
Swim fin bitten
5 incidents
Calf lacerated
5 incidents
Right leg lacerated
5 incidents
Finger bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
5 incidents
Body not recovered
4 incidents
Left foot severed
4 incidents
Thigh injured
4 incidents
Minor injury to calf
4 incidents
No injury, knocked off board by shark
4 incidents
Left shoulder bitten
4 incidents
Arm bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
4 incidents
Minor injury to hand
4 incidents
No injury, shark bit kayak
4 incidents
Forearm bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
4 incidents
Minor injury to ankle
4 incidents
No injury, shark bit board
4 incidents
Left leg severely bitten
4 incidents
Injury to hand
4 incidents
Minor injuries to foot
4 incidents
Puncture wounds to right thigh
4 incidents
Lacerations to calf
4 incidents
Lacerations to right calf
4 incidents
Laceration to right lower leg
4 incidents
No injury, board bumped by shark
4 incidents
Probable drowning with post-mortem bites
4 incidents
Laceration to right leg
4 incidents
No injury to occupant
4 incidents
Death may have been due to drowning
4 incidents
Left thigh bitten
4 incidents
Lacerations to lower left leg
4 incidents
Left ankle bitten
4 incidents
Lower right leg lacerated
4 incidents
Leg severely bitten, surgically amputated
4 incidents
Thigh & calf bitten
4 incidents
Left calf lacerated
4 incidents
Right hand severed
4 incidents
Torso lacerated
4 incidents
Left leg lacerated
4 incidents
No Injury, board bitten
4 incidents
Presumed FATAL
4 incidents
Right thigh lacerated
4 incidents
FATAL, PROVOKED INCIDENT
4 incidents
Human remains found in shark
4 incidents
FATAL, body was not recovered
4 incidents
Injury to lower left leg
3 incidents
Minor lacerations to right foot
3 incidents
Ankle injured
3 incidents
Injury to lower leg
3 incidents
Injury to right foot
3 incidents
Laceration to lower leg
3 incidents
Lacerations to left thigh
3 incidents
Shark involvement prior to death not confirmed
3 incidents
Puncture wounds to leg
3 incidents
No injury, paddleboard bitten
3 incidents
Left foot bitten
3 incidents
Laceration to arm
3 incidents
Lacerations to right thigh
3 incidents
Laceration to right ankle
3 incidents
Right forearm bitten
3 incidents
Foot bitten by landed shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
3 incidents
Lower legs bitten
3 incidents
Lacerations to right arm
3 incidents
Right leg severely bitten
3 incidents
Lacerations to right foot and ankle
3 incidents
Big toe bitten
3 incidents
Minor lacerations to foot
3 incidents
FATAL, but shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed
3 incidents
Lacerations to knee
3 incidents
Shark involvement not confirmed
3 incidents
Arm bitten by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
3 incidents
Shark bites were post-mortem
3 incidents
No injury to occupants, shark bit propeller
3 incidents
Severe laceration to foot
3 incidents
Lacerations to head
3 incidents
Thigh bitten, FATAL
3 incidents
Leg bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
3 incidents
Left ankle & foot bitten
3 incidents
Right ankle & foot bitten
3 incidents
Right ankle bitten
3 incidents
Left forearm bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
3 incidents
Presumed FATAL, body not recovered
3 incidents
Ankle & foot bitten
3 incidents
Puncture wounds on right foot
3 incidents
Ankle & foot lacerated
3 incidents
Lower left leg bitten, surgically amputated
3 incidents
Knee lacerated
3 incidents
Ankle lacerated
3 incidents
Heel lacerated
3 incidents
No Injury to occupants
3 incidents
Shin lacerated
3 incidents
Leg bitten by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
3 incidents
Knee & calf lacerated
3 incidents
Right forearm lacerated
3 incidents
Lower leg lacerated
3 incidents
Missing, believed taken by a shark
3 incidents
Chest lacerated
3 incidents
Probable drowning / scavenging
3 incidents
No injury, rammed by shark
3 incidents
Laceration to left leg
3 incidents
FATAL, torso bitten
3 incidents
Minor injuries to hand
3 incidents
FATAL, leg bitten
3 incidents
FATAL, multiple bites
3 incidents
Lower left leg & foot bitten
3 incidents
Buttocks bitten
3 incidents
Leg severed at knee
3 incidents
FATAL, left leg severed
3 incidents
FATAL, "bitten in two"
3 incidents
FATAL, right thigh bitten
3 incidents
Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed
3 incidents
Abdomen bitten
3 incidents
Left foot injured
2 incidents
Both feet bitten
2 incidents
Serious injury to leg
2 incidents
Minor injury to left leg
2 incidents
Minor injury. Shark bit surfboard
2 incidents
Left arm severely bitten, surgically amputated
2 incidents
Minor injury to shoulder
2 incidents
Puncture wounds to thigh
2 incidents
Shoulder injured
2 incidents
Minor lacerations to left calf
2 incidents
Knocked off board by a shark. No injury
2 incidents
Thumb bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
2 incidents
Laceration to left calf
2 incidents
Bite to right foot
2 incidents
No injury, shark leapt on surfboard
2 incidents
Punctures to leg
2 incidents
Laceration to big toe
2 incidents
Lacerations to back
2 incidents
Laceration to lower right leg
2 incidents
Fingers lacerated
2 incidents
Puncture wound to calf
2 incidents
Minor injury to right foot
2 incidents
Minor injury to head
2 incidents
Injury to calf
2 incidents
No injury, surf ski bitten
2 incidents
Puncture wounds to right hand
2 incidents
Injury to leg
2 incidents
Severe injury to thigh
2 incidents
Lacerations to hand and wrist
2 incidents
Lacerations to both feet
2 incidents
Minor injury to lower leg
2 incidents
Probable drowning and scavenging
2 incidents
Minor injury to left thigh
2 incidents
No injury, shark bit swim fin
2 incidents
Injury to right hand / wrist
2 incidents
Minor puncture wounds to leg
2 incidents
Laceration to right thigh
2 incidents
No injury, surfboard damaged
2 incidents
Lacerations to right lower leg
2 incidents
Lacerations to foot and ankle
2 incidents
Injuries to right foot
2 incidents
Minor injury to arm
2 incidents
Puncture wounds & lacerations to foot
2 incidents
FATAL, but death was probably due to drowning
2 incidents
Severe lacerations to left hand
2 incidents
No injury, shark bit paddleboard
2 incidents
Hand bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
2 incidents
No injury, shark bit surfboard
2 incidents
Minor injury to right calf
2 incidents
Minor injury to left hand
2 incidents
Lacerations to thighs
2 incidents
Minor injury to thigh
2 incidents
No injury. Hull bitten, tooth fragment recovered
2 incidents
Laceration to heel
2 incidents
Puncture wounds to right calf
2 incidents
Laceration to forearm
2 incidents
Left foot & ankle bitten
2 incidents
Laceration to back
2 incidents
Lacerations to lower leg & ankle
2 incidents
Lacerations to calf by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
2 incidents
No injury, surfboard dented
2 incidents
Shark bumped boat, no injury to occupants
2 incidents
No injury to occupant, shark/s holded kayak
2 incidents
Lacerations to face and neck
2 incidents
Lacerations to foot
2 incidents
Laceration to ankle
2 incidents
Severe injury to arm
2 incidents
Minor injury to torso
2 incidents
Shark bites may have been post mortem
2 incidents
Shark leapt onto surfboard; surfer uninjured
2 incidents
Minor injury to left lower leg & heel
2 incidents
Right leg severed
2 incidents
Lacerations to buttocks & thigh
2 incidents
No injury, shark bumped surfboard
2 incidents
Lacerations to left ankle
2 incidents
Lacerations to right arm & thigh
2 incidents
Left forearm bitten
2 incidents
Minor bite to ankle
2 incidents
Laceration to toe
2 incidents
Left hand severed
2 incidents
Hand injured PROVOKED INCIDENT
2 incidents
No injury to occupants, boat damaged
2 incidents
Right leg severed, left leg lacerated
2 incidents
Hands severed
2 incidents
Lower right leg bitten
2 incidents
Lacerations to forearm
2 incidents
Lower leg & foot bitten
2 incidents
Lacerations to left lower leg
2 incidents
Severe lacerations to left foot
2 incidents
Arm bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
2 incidents
2-inch laceration to upper left arm
2 incidents
No injury, shark damaged surfboard
2 incidents
Drowned, body scavenged by shark
2 incidents
No injury, bumped off board by the shark
2 incidents
Left thigh severely bitten
2 incidents
No injury, surfboard leash severed
2 incidents
Right foot & ankle bitten
2 incidents
Laceration to right heel
2 incidents
FATAL, beaten & thrown overboard by smugglers, they were killed by sharks
2 incidents
Puncture wounds to left foot
2 incidents
No injury, shark rammed surfboard
2 incidents
Right arm severely bitten
2 incidents
No injury, knocked off surfboard
2 incidents
No injury, board bumped
2 incidents
Left foot & ankle lacerated
2 incidents
FATAL PROVOKED INCIDENT
2 incidents
FATAL, leg bitten
2 incidents
Left calf injured
2 incidents
Right ankle & foot lacerated
2 incidents
Calf & foot lacerated
2 incidents
Left forearm lacerated
2 incidents
Forearms lacerated
2 incidents
Left foot lacerated
2 incidents
Small lacerations on right lower leg
2 incidents
Arm severely lacerated, surgically amputated
2 incidents
Upper left arm bitten
2 incidents
Thigh & foot bitten
2 incidents
Cuts on right foot
2 incidents
Arm bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
2 incidents
Missing, thought to have been taken by a shark
2 incidents
Right ankle lacerated
2 incidents
FATAL, legs severed
2 incidents
Probable drowning
2 incidents
Right knee lacerated
2 incidents
Upper right thigh bitten
2 incidents
Lacerations to buttocks
2 incidents
Toes lacerated
2 incidents
Bitten by harpooned shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
2 incidents
Top of left foot bitten
2 incidents
Right thigh punctured
2 incidents
Left elbow bitten
2 incidents
Laceration to right arm
2 incidents
FATAL, but shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed
2 incidents
Left foot & leg bitten
2 incidents
Buttock & leg bitten
2 incidents
Left arm severed
2 incidents
Lacerations to arm & leg
2 incidents
Buttocks & hip bitten
2 incidents
Minor cuts to foot
2 incidents
Laceration to leg by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
2 incidents
No injury to occupant, shark bit boat
2 incidents
Lacerations to thigh & buttocks
2 incidents
Laceration to left ankle
2 incidents
Foot & ankle bitten
2 incidents
Punctures on left thigh
2 incidents
Laceration to right hand
2 incidents
Lacerations to hip and leg
2 incidents
Leg & foot bitten
2 incidents
Left knee lacerated
2 incidents
Right foot severed
2 incidents
Leg & surfboard bitten
2 incidents
FATAL, multiple injuries to both legs
2 incidents
Multiple lacerations
2 incidents
Leg & arm bitten
2 incidents
Finger severed
2 incidents
Arm severely lacerated
2 incidents
Recorded as PROVOKED INCIDENT
2 incidents
Right leg severely lacerated
2 incidents
Hooked shark bit boat PROVOKED INCIDENT
2 incidents
FATAL, leg severely bitten
2 incidents
2 toes bitten off
2 incidents
FATAL, but shark involvement uncomfirmed. Death may have been due to drowning.
2 incidents
No injury, shark made a threat display
2 incidents
No injury to occupant, shark rammed boat
2 incidents
Leg severed below knee
2 incidents
FATAL, leg severed
2 incidents
Leg severed, but survived
2 incidents
FATAL, thigh bitten
2 incidents
Right thigh bitten
2 incidents
Arm bitten, surgically amputated
2 incidents
Fatal or drowning or scavenging
2 incidents
No injury, ski bumped
2 incidents
Calf nipped in each case
2 incidents
Lacerations to left arm
2 incidents
No inury to occupants, shark struck boat
2 incidents
Thought to have been taken by a shark
2 incidents
No injury, no attack
2 incidents
FATAL, right buttock & thigh bitten
2 incidents
FATAL, hand severed, both legs & arms bitten & nearly severed
2 incidents
Severe lacerations to arm
2 incidents
No injury to occupants, shark rammed boat
2 incidents
Lacerations to right thigh and knee
2 incidents
Shark's tail broke his leg. PROVOKED INCIDENT
2 incidents
Thought to have been taken by a shark. Body was not recovered
2 incidents
Disappeared, but shark involvement unconfirmed
2 incidents
bite to lower leg
2 incidents
Fatal, but death may have been due to drowning
2 incidents
FATAL, some were taken by sharks
2 incidents
Probable drowning
2 incidents
Remains recovered several days after the attcks
1 incident
Victim drown and was scavenged by sharks
1 incident
Injuries to right shoulder
1 incident
Injuries to right hand and arm
1 incident
Bumping to the body
1 incident
Missing body not recovered
1 incident
Serious lacerations above right knee.
1 incident
minor lacerations to left calf
1 incident
both arms severed by sharks after drowning
1 incident
None kayak badly damaged by shark
1 incident
Abdominal and leg injuries
1 incident
Severed archilles tendon artery severed nerves severed.
1 incident
both hands bitten off and a bite to left thigh
1 incident
Bites to arm and upper body
1 incident
Minor bite to lower body
1 incident
None - chunk of surfboard bitten out
1 incident
Legs, buttocks and stomach
1 incident
Bitten on the arm
1 incident
Severe arm injury and delay in medical treatment caused victim to die
1 incident
Diving for sea urchins attacked by shark injuries not specified
1 incident
Injuries to stomach preventing attack on friend
1 incident
Entire calf muscle removed and bitten both arms and legs
1 incident
Life threatening injuries to neck and arm
1 incident
Not stated but reported as minor injuries both arms
1 incident
Not stated minor injuries
1 incident
Minor to moderate injuries both legs
1 incident
Not stated but injuries fatal
1 incident
Not stated but reported as minor injuries
1 incident
Right leg severted below knee
1 incident
30cm (1ft) bite to lower calf
1 incident
Back and thigh extensive tissue loss
1 incident
Bite to left arm
1 incident
Found inside shark
1 incident
Bite to left leg
1 incident
Head right arm and leg severed
1 incident
Right lower leg amputated after serious bite
1 incident
Minor injury to lower left leg
1 incident
Lower left leg injury
1 incident
Bite to left leg calf muscle removed
1 incident
Superficial wounds to leg
1 incident
Minor injury to right foot four tendons ruptured
1 incident
Bite to left leg
1 incident
Not specific shark bite injuries to the body
1 incident
Multiple serious lacerations to the body
1 incident
Left hand bitten off and right leg bitten
1 incident
Significant injuries to pelvic and abdominal region lower left arm amputated
1 incident
Significant bites to torso left arm and hand
1 incident
Wounds to lower extremities Fatal
1 incident
Bitten on left hand by 4-5ft shark
1 incident
Major damage to right leg later amputated lower left leg left hand and forearm
1 incident
Bite left forearm several ripped tendons severed nerves deep muscle wounds
1 incident
Bitten on left arm
1 incident
Bite wounds to left arm and leg wounds to abdomen and left hand
1 incident
Bitten on left leg puncture wounds to kneecap
1 incident
Minor bite to left leg
1 incident
Minor injuries left foot
1 incident
Minor injuries to back, abdomen and legs
1 incident
Calf of lower left leg injured
1 incident
Right leg injured
1 incident
Provoked incident. Lacerations and puncture wounds to hand and calf from hooked shark
1 incident
Injury to right thigh
1 incident
Puncture wounds to right ankle
1 incident
Significant injury to leg
1 incident
Leg severely injured
1 incident
Puncture wounds to right upper arm
1 incident
Injuries to scalp and face
1 incident
Minor injury. Wetsuit shredded
1 incident
No injury. No attack; the shark simply head-butted him
1 incident
Bite to right thigh
1 incident
Both arms injured
1 incident
Dinghy damaged by shark. No injurty to the 5 men onboard
1 incident
Left leg and hand injured
1 incident
Minor linjury to left lower leg
1 incident
Non-lifethreatening injuries
1 incident
Llacerations to face and chin
1 incident
Bite to lower back
1 incident
Catamaran severely damaged by sharks. No injurty to the 3 men onboard
1 incident
Severe injuries to lower limbs
1 incident
Shark bit kayak, no injury to occupant
1 incident
Body found with shark bites. Possible drowning. Cause of Death Unknown
1 incident
Laceration to left posterior thigh
1 incident
Superficial injuries to abomen and thighs
1 incident
Right foot injured
1 incident
Lower right leg bittenLa Patria, 7/20/2023w
1 incident
Superficial injury to back
1 incident
Severe injury to foot
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark defated boat
1 incident
Serious injury to right leg
1 incident
Injury to right hand
1 incident
Laceration to right knee
1 incident
Injury to left heel and toes
1 incident
3 small puncture wounds to left leg
1 incident
Multiple puncture wounds to right thigh
1 incident
Sharks bit their inflatable boats
1 incident
Calf severely bitten
1 incident
Fatal, bite to leg, shoulder and head
1 incident
Presumed fatal, body not recovered
1 incident
Bitten on hand minor injury
1 incident
Lacerations to left foot and calf
1 incident
PROVOKED INCIDENT Hooked shark bit his foot
1 incident
Minor inuries to right knee
1 incident
Multiple bites
1 incident
Shark bit kayak, no inury to occupant
1 incident
Minor injury to lower right leg
1 incident
Bite to right arm
1 incident
Injuries to right foot
1 incident
Lacertions to right calf
1 incident
Lower left leg and foot injured
1 incident
Left hand and left leg.
1 incident
Significant injury to leg
1 incident
Left arm severly injured
1 incident
Right thigh bitten resulting in surgical amputation
1 incident
Injuries to left thih and calf
1 incident
FATAL, Multiple injuries
1 incident
Death by misadventure
1 incident
Minor injury to chest
1 incident
Hands, back and thigh inujured
1 incident
Knocked spear out of his hands and fin bitten
1 incident
Minor injury to shoulder and back
1 incident
Lower left torso, defensive wounds to hands
1 incident
Lower leg.h bitten
1 incident
Shallow punctures & lacerations to right thigh
1 incident
Right knee & thigh bitten by hooked shark
1 incident
Minor inury from shark's fin
1 incident
Minor injuries to hands
1 incident
No injury, ski holed by shark
1 incident
Minor injury to leg by hooked shark
1 incident
Multiple injuries to left shoulder, arm and hand
1 incident
Severe injuries to right arm
1 incident
Injuries to left arm and right hand
1 incident
Puncture wounds to right hand & forearm
1 incident
No injury, kayak bitten in half
1 incident
Multiple lLacerations to right forearm
1 incident
Lacerations to lower legs
1 incident
Lower left leg severely bitten, necessitating surgical amputation
1 incident
Injury to upper lip
1 incident
Minor bite to left foot
1 incident
Four-inch cut to right foot
1 incident
minor injuries
1 incident
Fingrt bitten while releasing hooked shark PROVOKED INCUDEBT
1 incident
Left wrist and buttocks bitten
1 incident
Two-inch laceration to leg
1 incident
Injuries to chest and right hand
1 incident
Severe bites to leg
1 incident
Right arm severed
1 incident
Stomach and leg injuries including a broken femur
1 incident
Right hand and forearm bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Right cakf bitten when he fell overboard
1 incident
No injury, knocked off board by shark chasing a turtle
1 incident
Bite near big toe
1 incident
Finger nipped by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupants. Kayak bitten
1 incident
Possible drowing and scavenging
1 incident
Knee bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Lacerations and punctures to leg and foot
1 incident
Minor injuries to knee and calf of left leg PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Right forearm and left hand injured
1 incident
Knees, ankles & feet bitten
1 incident
PROVOKED INCIDENT No injury to occupants, shark bit ski
1 incident
Puncture wounds
1 incident
Minor lacerations to lower thigh
1 incident
Lacerations to right calf and hand
1 incident
Minor cuts to left thigh
1 incident
Lacerations and puncture to left leg
1 incident
`Left foot bitten
1 incident
Injury to posterior left thigh
1 incident
Laceration to arm caused by metal object
1 incident
Minor injury to right arm
1 incident
Severe injury to leg
1 incident
Lacerations both sides of lower leg immediately above the ankle
1 incident
Left ankle and foot bitten
1 incident
No Injury, jet ski bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Minor cuts to right foot and ankle
1 incident
Lacerations to lower body
1 incident
Lacerations and puncture wounds to lower left leg
1 incident
Hands bitten while attempting to unhook shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Leg bitten when he jumped on the sharkPROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Lacerations to poster thigh and buttock
1 incident
Lacerations to lower right leg PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Small laceration to ankle, shark involvement not confirmed
1 incident
Injuries to leg and torso
1 incident
Lacerations to right hand PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Left forearm broken & lacerated
1 incident
PROVOKED INCIDENT Lacerations to right hand
1 incident
Single bite to right thigh
1 incident
Lacerations to thigh and calf
1 incident
Posterior right thigh bitten
1 incident
Lacerations to calf and ankle
1 incident
"superficial injuries:
1 incident
Calf bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Presumed fatal PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Minor injuries to foot and ankle
1 incident
Lacerations to right hand and forearm
1 incident
2- to 3-inch cuts to posterior thigh
1 incident
Lacerations to shin and calf
1 incident
No injury, canoe bitten
1 incident
Puncture wound to knee
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark bit boat after being tagged
1 incident
1-inch cut to leg
1 incident
Cuts to both feet
1 incident
Injuries to hands, arm and knees
1 incident
Right leg bitten but death due to heart attack
1 incident
Superficial wound PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Minor puncture wound to arm
1 incident
Severe lacerations to left arm
1 incident
Puncture wounds to left calf
1 incident
Severe injury to leg and broken him
1 incident
Severe injury to left leg, resulting in amputation above the knee
1 incident
1.5 cut to ankle
1 incident
Significant injury to right lower leg
1 incident
No injury. Swim fin bittten
1 incident
Injuries to leg
1 incident
No injury, Board bitten
1 incident
Non-life-threatening to left lower leg & foot
1 incident
Non-life-threatening injuries to buttock and thigh
1 incident
Severe injury to torso
1 incident
Three 3-inch lacerations to thigh
1 incident
Minor injury to left foot, leg and finger
1 incident
Hand/wrist bitten
1 incident
Boy lost arm, dive guide lost leg,
1 incident
Laceration to knee and foot
1 incident
No injury, knocked off board when shark grabbed his leg rope
1 incident
Minor lacerations to right foot when he stepped on the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Lacerations and puncture wounds to shoulder
1 incident
Severe bite to shoulder
1 incident
Minor cuts and punctures to left foot
1 incident
Cuts to right hand and wrist
1 incident
Hand bitten that was holding a fish PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Minor injury to forearm
1 incident
Shark bit boat, no injury to occupant
1 incident
Injury to right foot and ankle
1 incident
Lacerations to sole of left foot
1 incident
Minor lacerations to left leg
1 incident
Minor injury to arm by a fish
1 incident
Lacerations to right calf and posterior thigh
1 incident
Injury to left forearm by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No Injury, but board bitten
1 incident
Lacerations to foot
1 incident
Lacerations to foot and toes
1 incident
No injury to occupants, injury to shark attempting to swallow anchor
1 incident
Left calf & foot bitten
1 incident
Lacerations to arm, head & chest
1 incident
Severe bite to right foot
1 incident
Injury to lower left leg and ankle
1 incident
Cuts to lower leg
1 incident
Injury to thigh
1 incident
No inury, ski damaged
1 incident
Cut to index finger of hand
1 incident
2 lacerations to foot
1 incident
Minor injury to ankle from stingray
1 incident
Left foot bitten when he jumped on the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
PROVOKED INCIDENT No injury, shark nudged kayak repeatedly
1 incident
Lacerations to right elbow
1 incident
Minor injury, surfboard bitten
1 incident
No injury, but paddleboard bitten
1 incident
No injury, but canoe was scratched
1 incident
PROVOKED INCIDENT Scratches to left wrist
1 incident
Laceration ot left ankle and foot
1 incident
No injury, shark bit surf ski
1 incident
Partial remains recovered 12/26/2019 from shark
1 incident
No injury, inflatable paddle board was bitten by the shark
1 incident
No injury, knocked from his board by the shark
1 incident
Believed to have drowned. Partial remains washed ashore at North Beach, Mylestom, New South Wales on 17 December. Shark involvement prior to death could not be confirmed
1 incident
Lacerations to arm from hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Multiple lacerations to right arm
1 incident
Bite to right forearm
1 incident
No inury, knocked from board
1 incident
Hand recovered from shark. Later confirmed death most likely due to drowning
1 incident
Raddon’s right foot was severed and Maggs sustained serious lacerations to his lower right leg.
1 incident
Minor cuts when he jumped off his board and landed on the shark. PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Severe injuries to arms and chest
1 incident
No injury, surfboard severely damaged
1 incident
Hooked shark bit his leg. PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, back of board bitten
1 incident
Bite to posterior left knee
1 incident
Hand and calf bitten when he jumped off surfboard and landed on the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Injury to lower back and right hip
1 incident
Puncture marks to lower leg
1 incident
Minor injuries to right foot
1 incident
Minor cuts to right foot
1 incident
Bite to left hand and wrist
1 incident
Laceration to left arm and hands
1 incident
Bite to abdomen & left leg medial thigh
1 incident
Arc of punctures to lower right leg by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
3 lacerations to left hand
1 incident
Puncture wounds around left elbow
1 incident
Unknown / Unconfirmed
1 incident
Shark rammed him but no injury
1 incident
Puncture wounds to wrist
1 incident
Injuries to left lower leg
1 incident
Arc of lacerations to bicep
1 incident
Cuts to right foot
1 incident
Bumped by shark but no injury
1 incident
Injury to wrist
1 incident
Severe injuries to leg and hand
1 incident
Laceration to head and shark bit diver's tank
1 incident
No injury, knocked of board by shark
1 incident
Injuries to left arm and hand
1 incident
No injury, shark severed surfboard leash
1 incident
Cut to toe from hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
3 puncture marks to left forearm
1 incident
Injury to right inner thigh
1 incident
Minor lacerations to left knee, left hand and right thigh
1 incident
Probable death by drowning, body scavenged by shark
1 incident
Bitten on left shoulder
1 incident
Lacerations to face, chin and scalp
1 incident
Shark bit canoe, but injury to occupant may not have been caused by the shark
1 incident
Puncture marks to left hip and buttocks
1 incident
20 cm gash to right leg
1 incident
Bite to abdomen
1 incident
No injury, board bitten and dented
1 incident
Lacerations to arm from shark caught in trawl net PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, shark bumped leg
1 incident
Lacerations/puncture marks to thigh
1 incident
Minor injury to face
1 incident
Multiple lacerations to leg
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark bit pontoon causing it to deflate.
1 incident
Right wrist and hand injured
1 incident
Injuries to foot & leg
1 incident
Cuts to both lower legs
1 incident
Bitten on foot when he stepped on the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Injuries to leg and hand
1 incident
Five deep lacerations to lower right leg
1 incident
Cut to left foot
1 incident
Severe lacerations to left arm and right leg
1 incident
Injuries to calf and hand
1 incident
No injury to occupant, kayak bitten
1 incident
Surf-ski bitten but no injury to occupant
1 incident
Injuries to lower left leg and foot
1 incident
Arc of shallow lacerations to back
1 incident
20 cm injury to left calf
1 incident
Calf muscle removed
1 incident
Minor injury to toe
1 incident
Injury to upper right arm
1 incident
Severe lacerations to arm and hand and cut to face
1 incident
No injury, tail of surf ski bitten off
1 incident
No injury, claimed he was bumped by shark
1 incident
Injury to upper left arm by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Traumatic injuries to upper torso
1 incident
No injury, shark nicked kayak
1 incident
Abrasion to leg when he kicked the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Serious injury to left thigh
1 incident
Serious injury to anterior right thigh
1 incident
Right foream bitten
1 incident
Shark bumped chest but no injury
1 incident
Lacerations to head and neck
1 incident
Injury to right lower leg
1 incident
Scratches to calf
1 incident
Lacerations to leg, hip and hand
1 incident
Laceration to right leg above the knee
1 incident
Injury to right calf
1 incident
Minor cuts to hand
1 incident
Lacerations to fingers PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Single laceration to right thigh inconsistent with shark bite
1 incident
Autopsy confirmed death by drowning, shark bite were post-mortem
1 incident
Surf washed the dying shark against her foot PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Laceration to left thigh, possibly caused by surfboard
1 incident
Minor injury to wrist
1 incident
Injury to knee/lower leg
1 incident
Minor injury, puncture marks to left lower leg
1 incident
No injury to occupant, outrigger canoe and paddle damaged
1 incident
Injury to fingers while removing hook from shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Injury to left lower leg from surfboard skeg
1 incident
Lacerations to leg & hand PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Minor injury to foot. PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Minor bite to hand by captive shark. PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Injuries to lower right leg and foot
1 incident
Severe bite to right forearm
1 incident
Injured by teeth of a dead porbeagle shark he was tossing overboard.
1 incident
Shallow lacerations to finger PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Minor injury, marks on board
1 incident
No injury, shark bit scuba gear
1 incident
No injury, shark struck his leg
1 incident
5-inch cut to hand
1 incident
No injury, shark bit hole in ski
1 incident
Multiple severe injuries to arms and leg, leg subsequently surgically amputated
1 incident
No Injury. Shark swam away with the surf board
1 incident
Injury to ankle from marine animal trapped in weir PROVOKED INCIDENT.
1 incident
2 puncture wounds to left foot, abrasion to right foot
1 incident
Lacerations to left knee & lower leg
1 incident
Lacerations to right hand and arm, loss of right leg below the knee
1 incident
Minor injuries to legs
1 incident
No injury, said to have been charged by sharks several times
1 incident
Minor injury, ankle grazed
1 incident
The shark & man simply collided; neither were injured
1 incident
Laceratons to right leg & foot
1 incident
Shark rammed kayak, no injury to occupant PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Puncture wounds to leff foot & lower leg
1 incident
Collision with marine animal / No injury, no attack
1 incident
Lacerations to 4 toes of right foot
1 incident
No injury no attack. This is considerd an "encounter"
1 incident
Injuries to right leg
1 incident
Injuries to abdomen and arm
1 incident
Superficial bite to right thigh and left knee.
1 incident
Severe laceration to left forearm
1 incident
No injury, shark took his swimfin
1 incident
Minor injury to left forearm
1 incident
Severe lacerations to left thigh & knee
1 incident
Minor injury to thigh, PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Degloved right arm ligaments in both shoulders torn, both knee cartilages torn, pelvis displacement and shredded foot 32 stiches in all
1 incident
Puncture wounds to feet
1 incident
Puncture wounds to left shoulder
1 incident
Minor cuts to lower left leg
1 incident
No injury but shark bit SUP
1 incident
Severe lacerations to left hand & wrist
1 incident
No injury, shark shook kayak x3
1 incident
Lacerations to lower left leg and foot
1 incident
No injury, board damaged by shark
1 incident
Lacerations to right ankle, foot & toe
1 incident
Laceration to upper arm
1 incident
Minor lacerations to sole of left foot
1 incident
Injuries to hands and legs
1 incident
sharks rammed boats, no injury to occupants
1 incident
Minor lacerations to right hip
1 incident
Injury to ankle & feet
1 incident
Lacerations to abdomen
1 incident
Minor injury to right hand
1 incident
No injury, shark bit canoe
1 incident
Not injured by shark but board bitten
1 incident
Minor cuts to sole & toes of left foot
1 incident
Bite to right leg/hip
1 incident
No injury, bow of kayak bitten
1 incident
Abrasions and cuts to sole of foot
1 incident
Bite to left thigh / minor injury
1 incident
Foot & ankle injured
1 incident
Abrasion to arm from shark's rough skin
1 incident
Pulled off board by shark but no injury
1 incident
Minor injury, grazed by shark
1 incident
Skull found in shark, a probable drowning & scavenging
1 incident
Arm injured by hook, not by a shark
1 incident
1 to 2-inch laceration behind knee
1 incident
2-inch laceration to hand
1 incident
Injuries to hand and wrist
1 incident
Fingernail pulled off
1 incident
Bruise to leg, cuts to hand sustained when he hit the shark
1 incident
Laceration to shin
1 incident
Right forearm severed
1 incident
Abrasion to right forearm from pectoral fin of a shark that leapt into his boat
1 incident
Thigh nipped PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Laceration to thigh, likely caused by surfboard fin
1 incident
Major injury to posterior thigh
1 incident
Puncture wounds & laceration above knee
1 incident
Alleged laceration to left ankle
1 incident
Calf & foot bitten
1 incident
Laceration & puncture wounds to left foot
1 incident
Minor bite to the foot
1 incident
Lower right leg severely injured
1 incident
Fatal, coroner unable to determine if the diver was alive or had drowned when incident took place.
1 incident
Thigh nipped, minor injury
1 incident
No injury, shark bit off stern of kayak
1 incident
Right thigh injured
1 incident
Abrasions & lacerations to left leg and hand
1 incident
Finger severed by 'dead shark' on boat's deck PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, shark struck board
1 incident
Minor injury to finger, PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Shark damaged kayak, no injury to occupant
1 incident
Shark bit boat, no injury to occupants
1 incident
Lacerations to upper right arm
1 incident
Shoulder injuries
1 incident
Minor laceration to ring finger
1 incident
Puncture wounds to lower arm or hand
1 incident
Multiple injuries to arm, wrist and torso
1 incident
Injury to right wrist & forearm
1 incident
No attack, shark made a threat display
1 incident
Minor injuries to foot & toes
1 incident
No injury, but ski severely damaged
1 incident
Punctures to left foot/ankle
1 incident
Cuts to right ankle & foot
1 incident
Lacerations to both hands while attempting to land a hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Injuries to foot & arm
1 incident
Laceration to right hand by hooked & gaffed shark. PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Body washed up on beach with signs of shark attack bites and leg missing
1 incident
Injuries to right calf and thigh
1 incident
Left arm and leg injured
1 incident
Injuries to left calf
1 incident
Shark breached cage, no injury to diver
1 incident
Minor wound to lower right leg & surfboard bitten
1 incident
Wounds to upper thigh and lower leg
1 incident
Injuries to legs and abdomen
1 incident
Cuts to dorsal surface of left foot
1 incident
4 deep lacerations to thigh
1 incident
Lacerations to hands
1 incident
Struck by fin on chest & leg
1 incident
No injury: Knocked off board by shark
1 incident
Shark rammed boat. No injury to occupant
1 incident
Severe lacerations to shoulder & forearm
1 incident
Lacerations & punctures to lower right leg
1 incident
No inury, board broken in half by shark
1 incident
Two toes broken & lacerated
1 incident
No injury to divers, white shark breached cage
1 incident
Right arm severed, ankle severely bitten
1 incident
No inury, shark & board collided
1 incident
No injury, shark nudged kayak repeatedly
1 incident
Laceration to left forearm PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury. Leg rope severed, knocked off board by shark
1 incident
Calf bumped but no injury
1 incident
Lacerations to face and right leg
1 incident
Laceration to left calf from hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, shark bit trolling motor
1 incident
Minor injury to toes
1 incident
Face bruised when partly blind shark collided with him
1 incident
5 tiny puncture marks to lower leg, treated with hydrogen peroxide
1 incident
Fin of hooked shark injured fisherman's forearm. . PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Buttocks, thigh, left hand & wrist injured
1 incident
Right thigh injured by hooked pregnant female shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Severe bite to right hand
1 incident
Injuries to left leg & right hand
1 incident
Lacerations and punctures to foot
1 incident
Injuries to right calf
1 incident
Single puncture wound to arm
1 incident
No injury but shark punctured his wetsuit after he prodded it with his spear PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Laceration to wrist
1 incident
Leg severely bitten, surgically amputated above the knee
1 incident
No injury, but sharks repeatedly hit their fins and guns
1 incident
Injuries to arm and shoulder
1 incident
Injury to posterior right leg
1 incident
Lacerations and puncture wounds to foot and ankle
1 incident
Back, arm & hand injured
1 incident
Arm grabbed PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Minor lacerations to right shoulder
1 incident
No injury, surf-ski bitten
1 incident
Minor puncture wound to foot
1 incident
Laceration to knee by speared shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Severe lacerations to right forearm, hand and calf from speared shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Multiple bites to right arm
1 incident
Fell off board when spinner shark leapt from the water next to him. No injury to surfer
1 incident
Minor injury to arm. Possibly caused by smalll nurse shark
1 incident
No injury, board dented
1 incident
Minor injury to chest PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Board reportedly bumped by shark. No injury
1 incident
Superficial injury to foot
1 incident
Avulsion injury to lower leg
1 incident
Minor injury to wrist from Southern stingray
1 incident
Lacerations to scalp
1 incident
No injury, shark capsized kayak
1 incident
Lacerations to both hands
1 incident
Bruised ribs & tail bone, speargun broken and wetsuit cut
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark leapt into boat
1 incident
Laceration to right calf
1 incident
Lacerations to arms & leg
1 incident
Right hand & part of forearm removed
1 incident
No injury, shark rammed boat & bit motor
1 incident
Bitten on thigh, abdomen & hand
1 incident
Lacerations to both hands and forearms
1 incident
Right heel injured
1 incident
Injury to left thigh
1 incident
Lower left leg injured
1 incident
Injury to right ankle/calf & hand
1 incident
Arms severely injured, surgically amputated
1 incident
Lacerations & puncture wounds to right thigh, calf & ankle
1 incident
Lacerations to right calf, knee & hip
1 incident
Left foot bitten by eel
1 incident
Severe injuries to lower legs. Foot later surgically amputated.
1 incident
No injury, shark rammed kayak repeatedly
1 incident
Left leg severed below the knee, defense injuries to left hand
1 incident
Arm severely injured, surgically amputated
1 incident
2 lacerations to ankle
1 incident
Foot & hands bitten
1 incident
Laceration to heel, puncture wounds to dorsum of foot
1 incident
Minor injury to left ankle
1 incident
Severe laceration to left leg
1 incident
Significant injuries to leg
1 incident
Minor laceration to hand
1 incident
No injury, shark struck board, tossing her into the sea
1 incident
Laceration to dorsum of foot by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Inuries to lower left leg & ankle
1 incident
No injury, shark struk sufer's leg and his board
1 incident
Wound to right lower leg
1 incident
Severe laceration to left buttock & thigh
1 incident
Injuries to left calf, arm and hand
1 incident
Minor injury when he attempted to touch a fish.
1 incident
Right hand bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Lacerations and puncture wounds to hip, thigh, arm and hand
1 incident
Minor inuries to toes
1 incident
Minor injury to sole of foot
1 incident
2' cut to dorsum of foot, 2 puncture wounds to sole
1 incident
No injury to occupant. Kayak bitten by gaffed shark. PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, shark bumped & damaged board
1 incident
Parallel lacerations to torso inconsistent with shark bite
1 incident
Lacerations to right hand & forearm
1 incident
Significant injuries to lower legs
1 incident
Injuries to torso, hip, lower leg & hands
1 incident
Shallow lacerations & puncture to lateral left leg
1 incident
Injuries to right calf, buttock and both hands
1 incident
Right leg severed, multiple lacerations to left leg
1 incident
Minor lacerations to leg
1 incident
Multiple lacerations to torso & leg
1 incident
Minor lacerations to forearm when he grabbed shark by its tail PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Multiple lacerations to back
1 incident
Bruises and abrasions to face, chin, chest, both shins & feet and cut to right hand when her surfboard was struck with force
1 incident
Arm amputated below shoulder
1 incident
Left arm amputated at elbow & severe injury to leg
1 incident
Severe laceration to leg
1 incident
Puncture wound to finger
1 incident
Minor lacerations to dorsum of right foot
1 incident
Puncture wounds to lower left leg and ankle, shallow lacerations to foot, deep laceration to Achilles tendon
1 incident
2 puncture wounds to dorsum of left foot
1 incident
Laceration to foot
1 incident
Lacerations to lower left leg, ankle & foot
1 incident
Injuries to left arm & right hand
1 incident
Injuries to leg, left arm & both hands
1 incident
Leg severed at mid-thigh
1 incident
No injury, knocked off ski
1 incident
Lacerations to shoulder and left bicep
1 incident
Injuries to head & torso
1 incident
Injury to left thigh from unidentified species of fish; injuries inconsistent with shark bite
1 incident
No injury but kayak bitten
1 incident
Lacerations to left forearm. Lacerations to left hand and thigh
1 incident
Bruised in falling overboard as shark bumped boat
1 incident
No injury, shark bit rudder
1 incident
Laceration & puncture wounds to right flank & hip
1 incident
5 minor puncture wounds to lower left leg
1 incident
No injury, shark's teeth scratched hull
1 incident
No injury but shark bit trolling motor & rammed boat
1 incident
Board snapped in two
1 incident
Bitten on hand & wrist
1 incident
During his 16-hour swim to shore, he was circled by a shark but it did not injure him
1 incident
Severe bite to right flank
1 incident
Lacerations to lower left leg, puncture wounds to sole of left foot
1 incident
Of 9 bodies recovered, one was bitten by a shark
1 incident
Minor cuts on feet
1 incident
Injury to hip/leg
1 incident
Laceration to calf when he fell on shark he had caught PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, shark snagged its teeth in diver's suit
1 incident
Glancing bite to wrist from netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Minor injuries to right leg
1 incident
FATAL, arm bitten by shark hauled on deck PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Shark chasing fish bumped boat, no injury to occupants
1 incident
Laceration to left upper leg
1 incident
Minor injury to lower leg and foot
1 incident
Minor injuries to hand & arm
1 incident
Laceration to dorsum of left foot when he stepped on the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupant, canoe bitten
1 incident
Lacerations to left calf & ankle, puncture wounds to left foot
1 incident
Laceration to right hand/wrist
1 incident
Kayak deflated, no injury to occupants
1 incident
Left arm & right hand severed, lacerations to both legs
1 incident
Thumb & finger nipped
1 incident
A hoax, no shark involvement
1 incident
Bitten twice on the leg by a shark he was attempting to free from his line PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Injury to left calf
1 incident
Lacerations to shin
1 incident
Lacerations to foot by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Minor lacerations to posterior lower leg
1 incident
Lacerations to forearm from hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Puncture wounds and lacerations to left thigh and knee
1 incident
Puncture wounds to right foot and ankle
1 incident
Puncture wounds to right foot & ankle
1 incident
Minor lacerations to left heel and big toe
1 incident
Lacerations to right leg & foot
1 incident
Lower limbs & thigh bitten
1 incident
Lacerations to right wrist & calf
1 incident
Lacerations to right knee
1 incident
Missing after a dive, shark involvement considered probable, but not confirmed
1 incident
PROVOKED INCIDENT Torso bitten by shark hooked by an angler
1 incident
No injury, surboard bitten
1 incident
His boat was holed by a shark
1 incident
No injury but shark took his pole spear
1 incident
No injury, surfboard 'attacked'
1 incident
Lacerations to right hand by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Abrasion to right hand, lacerations to left forearm
1 incident
Shallow lacerations & puncture wounds below shoulder
1 incident
Lacerations & puncture wounds to ankle and foot
1 incident
Lacerations to left thigh and hip
1 incident
Cut to tip of finger by a captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, but surfboard severely damaged
1 incident
Lacerations and puncture wounds to right foot
1 incident
No injury. No attack. 12' white shark appeared curious, not aggressive & departed when prodded by spear
1 incident
4-inch laceration to arm
1 incident
Laceration to right hand and cuts on fingertips
1 incident
Laceration & puncture wounds to right foot
1 incident
Minor lacerations to left foot
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark bit pontoon
1 incident
Lacerations to leg & hand by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Minor puncture wounds to lower left leg
1 incident
Lacerations to toes and heel of right foot
1 incident
Injuries to wrist/hand by a mackerel, not a shark
1 incident
Caribbean reef shark buzzed him. No injury, no attack.
1 incident
Lacerations to toes
1 incident
No injury to occupants, hull bitten
1 incident
Possibly a PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Lacerations to ring and pinky fingers of his left hand by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
5 cm bite to left foot
1 incident
"Minor laceration to shoulder"
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark nudged and bit boat
1 incident
Injuries to left thigh
1 incident
Lacerations to right hand & knee
1 incident
Puncture wounds to hand, laceration to leg
1 incident
Injuries to arm & leg by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Severe bite to right calf & anklel
1 incident
No injury, swim fin shredded
1 incident
3" laceration to left hip
1 incident
Bitten on left calf & foot
1 incident
Injuries to torso, head and face
1 incident
Lacerations to right forearm
1 incident
Laceration and puncture wounds to ankle
1 incident
Lacerations to left foream
1 incident
Foot bitten when he accidentally jumped onto the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Minor injury, shin bitten
1 incident
Puncture wound to torso. Reported as a bite by a leopard shark, the tooth fragment appears to be that of a bony fish
1 incident
Laceration to right arm from hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury & not on board. Board adrift when bitten by shark
1 incident
No injury, shark became entangled in his surfboard leash
1 incident
Unknown, but survived
1 incident
Minor injury to foot & shin
1 incident
Lacerations to hand, face and torso
1 incident
Bitten on left hand
1 incident
Bitten on rear lower extremities
1 incident
Lacerations and abrasions to foot and ankle
1 incident
4 cuts to posterior calf
1 incident
Scrape to right forearm. Frennet says inflicted by a blue shark, but authorities question shark involvement
1 incident
No injury, holes in wetsuit
1 incident
No injury, kayak scratched
1 incident
Bitten on lower right leg, reported as a minor injury
1 incident
Right thigh & calf bitten
1 incident
Left leg & hand bitten
1 incident
Puncture marks to hand
1 incident
Left hand bitten as he attempted to remove hook from shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Two fingers lost PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Superficial injury to left calf
1 incident
Lacerations to left foot and ankle
1 incident
Avulsion injury to lower right leg
1 incident
Puncture wounds and lacerations to both legs
1 incident
"Light scratch on hand/wrist area"
1 incident
Minor lacerations to right hand
1 incident
Underside of board, fins and, harness were damaged, and left hip, thigh and buttock sustained puncture wounds
1 incident
Disappeared. No evidence that he was taken by a shark
1 incident
Never happened; it was a hoax
1 incident
Lacerations to left calf and heel from hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Minor leg injuries
1 incident
Injuries to arms & hands
1 incident
No injury, shark bit rail of foam board
1 incident
Lacerations to neck
1 incident
No injury, a 3 m blue shark merely snapped at the man.
1 incident
Minor cut on finger
1 incident
Calf & shin bitten
1 incident
Lower leg or ankle bitten
1 incident
No injury, chunk missing from surfboard
1 incident
Lacerations to thigh and hand
1 incident
Minor puncture wounds to knee
1 incident
No injury, shark grabbed hood
1 incident
Lacerations to thigh & lower left leg
1 incident
Injury to ankle caused by a stingray, not a shark
1 incident
Minor lacerations to left foot & heel
1 incident
Right lower leg and foot bitten
1 incident
Multiple lacerations to torso
1 incident
Puncture wounds to thigh, defense wounds to hand
1 incident
No ijnury to boardrider, shark struck board breaking the mast
1 incident
No injury, but swim fin bitten & torn
1 incident
Injuries to thighs & buttocks
1 incident
Minor injury to elbow
1 incident
Puncture wounds to hand
1 incident
Puncture wounds to calf and hand
1 incident
Minor laceration to hand PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Puncture wound to left ankle
1 incident
No injury, shoe bitten by hooked and landed shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Lacerations to torso and arm
1 incident
No injury, shark grabbed outboard motor
1 incident
Lacerations to little finger of left hand
1 incident
Right hand and foot severed
1 incident
No injury, surfer knocked off board when shark struck surfboard
1 incident
Lacerations to torso & arm
1 incident
Lacerations to both legs below the knees
1 incident
Shark involvement unconfirmed
1 incident
Probable drowning with post-mortem bite
1 incident
Lacerations to 2 fingers, but shark involvement unconfirmed
1 incident
Lacerations to right ankle and calf
1 incident
Cause of death was drowning & preceded shark involvement
1 incident
Lacerattions to left thigh & knee
1 incident
Leg struck. Initally reported as a shark attack, but involved a swordfish
1 incident
Nip to left foot
1 incident
Knocked off board, shark bit nose off surfboard
1 incident
No injury, ski severely damaged
1 incident
Laceration to foot. Injured by a stingray, not a shark
1 incident
Numerous puncture wounds to leg
1 incident
Superficial injury to calf by hooked shark PROVOKED ACCIDENT
1 incident
Foot & hand bitten
1 incident
Lower left leg injured PROVOKED ACCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, teethmarks in kayak
1 incident
No injury, kayaker fell in the water when kayak bitten by a shark
1 incident
Upper left thigh bitten
1 incident
Minor wound to his thigh when shark bit kayak
1 incident
Right shin bitten
1 incident
No injury to occupants. Shark bit propelle, rope & crayfish float
1 incident
Bitten on ankle
1 incident
Bitten on calf
1 incident
Superficial lacerations to right side of face PROVOKED ACCIDENT
1 incident
Harassed by sharks but not injured by them
1 incident
Laceration to right foot when he struck a shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, but fin lost from surfboard
1 incident
No injury, shark grabbed his camera
1 incident
Bitten on left thigh PROVOKED ACCIDENT
1 incident
Right forearm and wrist injured
1 incident
No injury, punctures to swim fin
1 incident
Bitten on right hand & wrist
1 incident
Lacerations to left thigh and calf
1 incident
No injury, after kayak collided with the shark, it bit the rudder PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury but kayak dented
1 incident
5 puncture wounds to thigh
1 incident
No injury, ski damaged
1 incident
Minor injuries to left leg
1 incident
Killed by a shark or crocodile.
1 incident
Torn shoulder ligament as result of collision with shark
1 incident
Puncture marks to foot
1 incident
No injury, shark collided with diver
1 incident
Lacerations to right wrist, foream & neck
1 incident
No injury, shark bumped leg & board.
1 incident
Small bruise to calf
1 incident
Lacerations to right wrist and middle finger
1 incident
Lacerations to lower right leg
1 incident
Severe injuries to left arm PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, canoe bitten by shark
1 incident
Lacerations to ankle & foot
1 incident
Lacerations to anterior left shin, abrasion to posteior right leg
1 incident
Superficial laceration to shoulder
1 incident
Lacerations to hip, thigh and knee
1 incident
Abrasions to left hand
1 incident
Lacerations to lower right leg and foot
1 incident
Cause of death may have been drowning; remains scavenged by sharks
1 incident
The two Malabagos were bitten by sharks but survived. The other occupants of the boat were rescued.
1 incident
No injury, shark bit boot
1 incident
Upper left arm & right leg bitten
1 incident
Lower right leg & foot bitten
1 incident
Injuries to arm
1 incident
Minor injuries: scratches on nose & ankle. Board broken in two
1 incident
Right arm bitten, defense wounds to left hand
1 incident
Lacerations to left shoulder and back
1 incident
Severe lacerations to hands and left leg
1 incident
No injury, shark slammed into boat
1 incident
Injuries to right hand and forearm
1 incident
No injury, minor damage to wetsuit
1 incident
Laceration to dorsum of right foot
1 incident
Lacerations & punctures to right thigh
1 incident
Lacerations to left foot & ankle
1 incident
Minor injury; puncture wounds to calf
1 incident
Laceration to arm by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Erroneously reported on several internet sites as a "shark attack", it was the shark 8', 300-kg mako shark that was attacked, not the fisherman
1 incident
Minor puncture wounds
1 incident
Puncture to left hand
1 incident
Minor injuries to left leg and hand
1 incident
Minor laceration to shoulder from captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Severe injury to left forearm
1 incident
Left forearm severely bitten, surgically amputated
1 incident
Severe injuries to head, neck, shoulder & upper left arm
1 incident
Apparent drowning, and subsequent scavenging by 16' tiger shark
1 incident
No injury, surboard broken
1 incident
Lacerations to right hand by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Left leg severed at the knee
1 incident
Left foot bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Leg, forearm & hand severely bitten
1 incident
Left eg bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Lacerations to both legs
1 incident
Bitten on leg and groin
1 incident
No injury, shark nudged boat and bit propeller
1 incident
Lacerations to his lower left leg, calf, foot & ankle
1 incident
Both arms severely bitten
1 incident
Foot severed, Right forearm severed, lacerations to left hand (defense wounds)
1 incident
Foot and arm bitten
1 incident
Serious wounds to chest
1 incident
Head bitten by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupant. Shark rammed bottom of the boat
1 incident
Torso and left buttock bitten
1 incident
No injury, shark head-butted diver's thigh
1 incident
No injury to surfer
1 incident
PROVOKED INCIDENT?
1 incident
No injury to diver, shark bit his video camera
1 incident
Lacerations to lower right leg
1 incident
Multiple lacerations to left leg and foot
1 incident
Bitten between left ankle & knee
1 incident
3 lacerations to foot
1 incident
No injury, surfboard rammed
1 incident
Bite to left ankle and knee
1 incident
Lacerations and puncture wounds to leg and foot
1 incident
Lacerations to left wrist
1 incident
No injury, shark charged surfboard
1 incident
Lacerations to right hand
1 incident
His partial remains were recovered from a 12' tiger shark on September 5, 2010. Cause of death was thought to be drowning
1 incident
No injury, sail bitten
1 incident
Minor abrasions to legs when she was lifted on the back of a large marine animal
1 incident
Lacerations to left foot when he stepped on the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Small laceration to forearm from netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Laceration to right bicep by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Lacerations to left calf and foot
1 incident
Severe laceration to right knee
1 incident
Laceration to left calf by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Minor laceration to leg
1 incident
Superficial lacerations to lower left leg
1 incident
Lacerations to arm & chest
1 incident
Minor puncture wounds to right ankle
1 incident
Lacerations to left ankle and foot
1 incident
Bruised but otherwise unhurt
1 incident
Lacerations to legs & buttocks
1 incident
Minor injury, lacerations to left lower leg
1 incident
No injury, shark bit his speargun after he used it to prod the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, shark & board collided
1 incident
Leg bitten while trying to free a hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Stepped on shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Laceration to bottom of foot
1 incident
Lacerations to right hand
1 incident
2 sets of minor lacerations below her right knee
1 incident
Right wrist bitten
1 incident
Left arm bitten twice
1 incident
Lacerations to arm
1 incident
No injury, reportedly knocked of his board by a shark
1 incident
Lacerations to left foot
1 incident
Lacerations to lower left leg after stepping on the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Multiple lacerations to right torso & arm. Defense wounds on hands
1 incident
No injury to occupants, kayak bumped by shark
1 incident
Lacerations to hand & forearm
1 incident
Minor lacerations to left leg. nitially reported as a shark bite, but involved a barracuda
1 incident
No injury to occupants; shark bit steering oar
1 incident
Lacerations & puncture wounds to right calf & ankle when diver accidentally backed into the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Puncture wounds and minor lacerations to dorsal surface of his left hand
1 incident
No injury, board broken in half
1 incident
No injury, shark bit rear of paddleboard
1 incident
3 puncture wounds to big toe of left foot, and laceration on arch of foot
1 incident
Bitten on upper right thigh & right ankle
1 incident
Arm & torso bitten
1 incident
15-20 puncture wounds to arm by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Severe lacerations to lower right leg
1 incident
Laceration to shin of left leg
1 incident
Injury to forearm from shark's spine PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Cause of death was drowning; his remains were scavenged by sharks
1 incident
Death was due to drowning. Two days later his remains were recovered from a 12' tiger shark
1 incident
Injuries to face & neck PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Puncture wounds to left foot & calf
1 incident
No injury, shark bit bodyboard
1 incident
Puncture marks on left foot
1 incident
Left forearm grazed & puncture marks in wetsuit
1 incident
Lacerations to anterior left lower leg
1 incident
Severe bite to right leg
1 incident
Leg bitten by shark that had been shot in the head by another diver PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, shark collided with surfer & board
1 incident
Thigh injured by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
3 cm laceration to shoulder
1 incident
Lacerations to knee & left lower leg by electrocuted captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Lacerations to left leg & foot
1 incident
Speared shark bit his forearm PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Lacerations to right forearm after he poked the shark with his spear PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Multiple lacerations to right foot & ankle
1 incident
3 puncture wounds to posterior right ankle
1 incident
No injury, catapulted into the water & ski damage
1 incident
Shark struck him but the diver was not injured
1 incident
Calf bitten while helping angler measure the shark during fishing competition PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Laceration to right foot, puncture wounds to calf
1 incident
No injury, shark bit nose of surfboard
1 incident
Minor injury, bite chest and left calf
1 incident
Thigh bitten when he trod on the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Lacerations to arm and 2 fingers by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Severe laceration to finger
1 incident
No injury to surfer, but the nose of his board was broken
1 incident
Severe injury to hand
1 incident
Severe injuries to right hand & right thigh. Right hand surgically amputated & his right leg a week later
1 incident
It is probable that all 5 passengers died on impact. The body of one was scavenged by a shark
1 incident
No injury, flung from surfboard by the shark
1 incident
Severe lacerations to lower left leg
1 incident
No injury to occupant, shark removed small auxiliary outboard motor
1 incident
Severe lacerations to right leg
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark hit boat & bit outboard motor
1 incident
Right lower leg bitten & defense wounds to hand
1 incident
Posterior thigh bitten
1 incident
Reports said a shark attacked the dinghy, but Vickery said it did not
1 incident
No injury to occupants - shark became entangled in aft rudder
1 incident
No injury, shark tore his swim fin
1 incident
No injury, shark struck kayak, catapulting him into the water
1 incident
No injury, shark struck paddle
1 incident
Lacerations to left calf and ankle
1 incident
Lacerations to knees, thigh and hip by hooked shark PROVOKED iNCIDENT
1 incident
Shark bit boats sea anchor
1 incident
Of the 20 crew, 4 were bitten by shark. None of their iinjuries were life-threatening
1 incident
No injury to occupant, shark bit dinghy & motor
1 incident
Torso & righ arm bitten FATAL
1 incident
Small laceration to head from captive shark
1 incident
Right leg injured by hook and hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Small puncture wounds to the heel of left foot
1 incident
Right hand lacerated by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Bitten on right thigh & calf
1 incident
No injury to surfer, board bitten
1 incident
Shark became tangled in his surfboard leash. The surfer was not injured
1 incident
Shark bumped right ankle
1 incident
Death was probably due to drowning
1 incident
Wrist bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Superfical cut to left ankle
1 incident
3 lacerations to forearm
1 incident
Puncture wounds & 3-inch laceration to right calf
1 incident
No injury, shark grabbed his bag of fish
1 incident
5 lacerations to left foot
1 incident
3 puncture wounds to toe
1 incident
Forearm bitten
1 incident
Minor lacerations to toe
1 incident
Lacerations to dorsum of right foot
1 incident
Foot bitten after he stepped on the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Bruises, abrasions and some spinal and nerve damage when collided with marine animal, possibly a shark or dolphin.
1 incident
Laceration to foream
1 incident
Lacerations to right foot
1 incident
Shark leapt into & damaged the dinghy but no injury to occupants
1 incident
Minor laceration to foot
1 incident
No injury. Shark bumped kayak, flinging her into the water.
1 incident
Lacerations to lower right calf
1 incident
Laceration to left leg & foot
1 incident
Lacerations & abrasions to right hand
1 incident
No injury to occupants; shark struck their boat
1 incident
Hand severed, buttocks bitten
1 incident
Biceps & lower arm bitten
1 incident
Boat capsized in squall. 2 bodies scavenged by sharks
1 incident
Lacerations to right forearm and hand
1 incident
Severe lacerations to left leg
1 incident
2 inch laceration to left lower calf.
1 incident
Leg bitten by shark taken aboard Japanese trawler PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL Severe bite to right thigh
1 incident
3-inch laceration to dorsal surface of left foot
1 incident
Puncture wounds to right foot PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Cuts & punctures to right foot
1 incident
As he pushd the shark away from his camera, his finger was cut on a tooth
1 incident
2 puncture wounds to leg
1 incident
Three small lacerations/ punctures to right foot
1 incident
Two 3-inch lacerations to right ankle
1 incident
No injury to surfer, surfboard bitten by the shark
1 incident
Leg bitten, FATAL
1 incident
Lacerations to face
1 incident
Abrasions to elbow; collided with shark
1 incident
No injury, captive shark attempted to bite diver's arm PROVOKED INCIDENTt
1 incident
No injury to surf-skiier, shark holed ski
1 incident
Laceration to left knee PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Stingray envenomation, not a shark
1 incident
No injury to occupants, pontoon punctured
1 incident
Minor injury to hand by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Lacerations & puncture wounds to left thigh
1 incident
Severe lacerations to right buttock
1 incident
No injury, shark bit surfboard & severed leash
1 incident
20 cm injury to left foot
1 incident
Minor injury to finger by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, teethmarks in board & torn wetsuit
1 incident
Lacerations to feet
1 incident
Cut to right knee
1 incident
White shark breached cage. No injury to occupants
1 incident
small laceration to wrist
1 incident
4 scratches on left hand
1 incident
Severe lacerations to right hand
1 incident
Puncture wound to foot
1 incident
FATAL Only 4 of the 18 on board were rescued, some of the missing were allegedly killed by sharks
1 incident
No injury to surfer, surfboard bitten
1 incident
Severe lacerations to lower left leg, ankle and foot
1 incident
Small lacerations to bottom of right big toe
1 incident
Minor injury, shark latched onto his abdomen
1 incident
Puncture wounds & 2-inch laceration to calf
1 incident
Laceration to right big toe
1 incident
Lacerations to left calf and both feet
1 incident
Tiny punctures to arm
1 incident
3" laceration to left forearm
1 incident
Lacerations to thigh & torso
1 incident
Left hand bitten
1 incident
6 lacerations to left hand
1 incident
Minor injury from captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Puncture wounds to torso
1 incident
Minor injury, small lacerations to right foot
1 incident
Minor injury, lacerations to left ankle & foot
1 incident
No injury, surfboard bumped by shark for 20 minutes
1 incident
Left calf severely bitten
1 incident
PROVOKED INCIDENT No injury. Diver touched 'dead' shark; shark bit his equipment-covered arm
1 incident
Foot injured. Shark involvment uncomfirmed
1 incident
Lacerations to right thigh & left foot
1 incident
Lacerations to thumb, ring and pinky fingers of right hand
1 incident
Minor injuries to thigh & knee
1 incident
Lacerations to right hand by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
6 to 8 puncture wounds to right hand
1 incident
Superficial injuries to upper leg may have been caused by surfboard fin
1 incident
Lacerations to leg & ankle
1 incident
Left shin bitten by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Bitten on the nose by a hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Left heel & calf bitten
1 incident
No injury, shark's fin caught his leg
1 incident
Circular bite on left thigh
1 incident
Some of the bodies recovered had been bitten by sharks
1 incident
Lacerations to right upper arm by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Lower leg & foot injured
1 incident
Lacerations to left index finger & thumb
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark holed the transom-mounted livewell
1 incident
Lacerations & puncture wounds to right calf
1 incident
Lacerations to right ankle
1 incident
Minor cuts to right buttock & thigh
1 incident
Punctures & lacerations to right calf & calf
1 incident
Lacerations to 3 fingers of left hand
1 incident
Bruises to arm and hand, laceration to lower leg & minor injuries to foot
1 incident
Lacerations to right forearm & hand
1 incident
Leg bitten by shark after he shot at it & missed PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Death due to drowning. Shark bite may have been postmortem
1 incident
Lacerations to lower left leg & ankle
1 incident
A large shark rammed boat, breaking prop shaft. No injury to occupants but boat sank several hours later
1 incident
Head & torso bitten
1 incident
No injury, shark removed piece of surfboard
1 incident
Scratch on face PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Minor injuries, surfboard bitten
1 incident
Hand, thigh & calf bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
15 perished but shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed
1 incident
Laceration to left thigh & left hand
1 incident
Left arm lacerated when he grabbed shark by its tail PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Lower right leg and foot bitten
1 incident
No injury; 4m white shark made a threat display
1 incident
Lacerations to upper lip PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Left torso grazed
1 incident
Killed by a stingray, not a shark - a tragedy for his family and marine wildlife
1 incident
Puncture wounds and cuts to right thigh
1 incident
Laceration & puncture wounds to foot
1 incident
No injury, shark towed surfer & board
1 incident
Laceration to right calf & heel
1 incident
Lacerations & punctures to left foot
1 incident
Minor injuries, similar to paper cuts from the captive sharks PROVOKED INCIDENTS
1 incident
Bruises, laceration to head, spinal cord injury & neck broken at C5/C6
1 incident
8 shark-bitten bodies washed ashore
1 incident
Hand & wrist severely bitten
1 incident
Dorsum of left foot bitten
1 incident
Lower leg & ankle bitten
1 incident
Lacerations & puncture wound to arm
1 incident
Non-swimmer pulled off pier& into the water by a hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
2-inch puncture wounds on right foot
1 incident
Left thigh bitten FATAL
1 incident
No injury, shark bit scuba tank boot
1 incident
Four 1-inch puncture wounds on left foot
1 incident
Lacerations & puncture wounds to left foot & buttocks
1 incident
4" laceration to left forearm
1 incident
No injury to occupants, boat damaged by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Knee bitten after diver poked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Injuries to left thigh, calf & foot
1 incident
Small lacerations to arm
1 incident
2 lacerations on lower right leg
1 incident
Abrasion & 6 puncture wounds on chest after grabbing the shark by its tail PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Shark bites post mortem
1 incident
3 tiny punctures & small lacerations on right ankle
1 incident
3 to 4 cm laceration on foot from hooked shark brought on board PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Minor laceration to left foot
1 incident
Minor injury to right hand & thigh
1 incident
Reportedly FATAL but few details
1 incident
5 puncture wounds in left calf
1 incident
No injury, shark nudged surfboard
1 incident
Deep laceration to right calf
1 incident
Forensic examination suggested diver drowned & afterwards his body was bitten by a shark/s
1 incident
Puncture wound on arm
1 incident
No injury to occupants; shark nudged the 5.3 m boat
1 incident
2 bite marks on right calf
1 incident
Severe bite to right leg FATAL
1 incident
No injury to occupant; shark bumped the kayak repeatedly for 15 minutes
1 incident
No injury to occupants; shark rammed boat repeatedly
1 incident
Right arm bitten
1 incident
No injury to occupants; a shark, accidentally caught in a line, threatened to rip out the transom
1 incident
No injury, but 2 small nicks on wetsuit
1 incident
Lacerations to left elbow
1 incident
No injury, divers felt threatened by 10' pregnant female tiger shark & killed the shark
1 incident
3 puncture wounds in right wrist & hand
1 incident
Lacerations to little finger
1 incident
Lacerations to ankle & calf
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark rammed boat for 15 minutes
1 incident
Right forearm & elbow bitten
1 incident
No injury to occupants, hydrofoil of outboard motor bitten
1 incident
Right thumb & palm lacerated
1 incident
No injury to occupant, shark bit outboard motor
1 incident
2 lacerations on leg, each 4" to 5" long
1 incident
Cut on finger, board bitten
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark lifted bow of boat 3 times
1 incident
Lacerations to hands & right leg when he tried to pull shark from the water PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Minor cuts to dorsum & sole of left foot when he stepped on shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Five 1-inch lacerations to left foot
1 incident
Lacerations to right side of face
1 incident
No injury, shark bit ski
1 incident
Lacerations to dorsum of left foot
1 incident
Injuries to fingers, calf & heel
1 incident
Calf severely lacerated
1 incident
Laceration to knee, possibly by a small blacktip shark
1 incident
Bitten underneath left arm
1 incident
Human foot recovered from the water
1 incident
Laceration on right wrist & crescent of puncture wounds on forearm
1 incident
Puncture wounds on left foot
1 incident
FATAL, shark involvement prior to death is unconfirmed
1 incident
Laceration on the back of left hand & toothmarks on wrist
1 incident
Right foot: Toes and back of foot, minor injury
1 incident
Straight 2.5" laceration on top of left ankle
1 incident
Presumed to have drowned until his body washed ashore 2 weeks later with shark bites
1 incident
2 small cuts on right ear & head when he collided with the captive shark. PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
A hoax - No shark was involved and Wells' "daughter" was his business partner Eileen Purchase who injured her finger on his boat
1 incident
Lacerations of left forearm
1 incident
No injury, 2.1m [7'] tiger shark approached swimmer who repelled it with his fist
1 incident
Dorsum of foot/ankle injured by surfboard skeg or other inanimate object.
1 incident
Two 2-inch lacerations on right foot
1 incident
Right arm & torso bitten
1 incident
Left buttock & legs lacerated
1 incident
Severe injury to lower leg
1 incident
Laceration on left thigh PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Shark-bitten surfboard found adrift
1 incident
Minor cuts above his right eye
1 incident
Right lower leg bitten
1 incident
Laceration on siide of calf, small laceration on thigh, large bruise on other leg inside the knee, knuckle of hand abraded
1 incident
Lacerations to right calf, puncture wounds on right foot
1 incident
2 punctures on forearm as captive shark collided with diver PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Bites by 2.5 m tiger shark were post mortem
1 incident
No injury, netted shark dragged them 350 metres out to sea PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Speared shark bit his chest PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, knocked off board, shark bit board
1 incident
Right thigh & ankle injured
1 incident
No injury. Towed by speared shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupants, one of the boat's flotation tanks holed PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, kayak bumped repeatedly
1 incident
3 lacerations on foot
1 incident
Lacerations on lower leg & foot
1 incident
Lacerations to hand, knee & thigh
1 incident
No injury, shark struck board & spun it around
1 incident
Minor scratch on calf
1 incident
Left knee & leg bitten
1 incident
Calf bitten & both hands injured
1 incident
Back, buttocks, left hand & left side of face bitten
1 incident
No injury to occupants; boat damaged
1 incident
Right forearm & wrist lacerated
1 incident
Right forearm nearly severed and bites above & below the right knee
1 incident
No injury to occupants; shark mouthed motor, severed anchor line
1 incident
Suffered broken ribs when the shark's tail fin slammed into his chest
1 incident
FATAL, abdomen, pelvis & leg bitten
1 incident
No injury, shark struck his board
1 incident
No injury, shark made threat displays & diver fended it off with his speargun
1 incident
Right wrist & left arm lacerated
1 incident
Puncture wounds on shin
1 incident
Left hand, foot severed & left calf & arm bitten
1 incident
Single puncture wound on the foot
1 incident
Hips & thighs bitten
1 incident
Puncture wounds on wrist
1 incident
No injury to occupants, boat scratched by shark
1 incident
Bitten on feet, legs, back & abdomen but survived. Survivors rescued after 7.5 hours in the water
1 incident
He was was bitten on the arm by small sharks & died, but it was not clear if he died as result of the bite or death resulted from drowing
1 incident
FATAL Severe wound to right thigh & calf
1 incident
Left leg lacerated, right leg severed above the knee
1 incident
Disappeared, surfboard washed ashore, marks on leash suggested shark involvement
1 incident
15 puncture wounds on foot
1 incident
Minor lacerations & abrasions on forearm
1 incident
Shin & calf bitten
1 incident
FATAL, right thigh & hip bitten
1 incident
Three toes lacerated
1 incident
Disappeared while diving, may have suffered shallow water blackout. Searchers observed large tiger sharks & whaler sharks in the area
1 incident
Puncture wounds to dorsum of right foot
1 incident
No injury, swim fin damaged
1 incident
Lower back & hand bitten
1 incident
No injury to occupants, stern of ski bitten
1 incident
No injury, swim fin ripped off
1 incident
No injury, no attack, shark took fish from back of kayak
1 incident
No survivors, sharks scavenged on remains
1 incident
No inury, shark caught leash attached to surfer's ankle & towed him a short distance
1 incident
After biting Halverson, it bit Scott's thigh
1 incident
Hand & foot bitten
1 incident
Presumed FATAL, severed hand recovered
1 incident
Severe abrasion to left lateral calf
1 incident
Left index finger lacerated
1 incident
Hand/elbow injured
1 incident
No injury to occupants, hull of ski bitten
1 incident
Minor lacerations to leg & foot
1 incident
Left foot (sole) bitten
1 incident
Left ankle & foot lacerated
1 incident
Left arm severed below shoulder
1 incident
Laceration on right ankle & heel
1 incident
Fatal, drowning or scavenging. Two hours later his body, with bite marks, washed ashore.
1 incident
Minor puncture wounds in hand
1 incident
5 to 6 lacerations on right foot & ankle
1 incident
Left ankle bitten when he stepped on the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Left thigh abraded, right knee and right index finger injured
1 incident
FATAL abdomen bitten
1 incident
Left heel lacerated
1 incident
3 puncture wounds on left foot
1 incident
Left foot: lacerations on heel and sole
1 incident
Puncture wounds on inner thigh
1 incident
Left calf avulsion
1 incident
FATAL, left thigh, buttocks, back of spine, abdomen & chest bitten
1 incident
2 lacerations on each side of Achilles tendon
1 incident
PROVOKED INCIDENT Hooked shark pulled onboard bit his arm
1 incident
FATAL Hip & upper thigh bitten, femoral artery severed
1 incident
Left ankle lacerated
1 incident
No injury, wetsuit torn & board bitten
1 incident
No injury, flung into water when shark bit rudder of ski
1 incident
Laceration to little finger of right hand
1 incident
Heel & sole of left foot
1 incident
3 puncture wounds on right lateral ankle PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Chest & buttocks bitten
1 incident
Right foot & toes lacerated
1 incident
2 lacerations to the thigh
1 incident
6 puncture wounds to left ankle
1 incident
Right calf & heel bitten
1 incident
Multiple bites to foot after jumping off surfboard onto shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Shallow lacerations to left thigh PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Bitten on finger
1 incident
Hand & foot lacerated, lower left leg severely bitten, necessitating surgical amputation
1 incident
Small lacerations to foot
1 incident
Left ankle bitten or right foot
1 incident
2 lacerations on left thigh
1 incident
Right foot bitten, left leg severed
1 incident
Left hand and wrist bitten
1 incident
Hand nipped PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Arm lacerated (shark made 3 strikes)
1 incident
Puncture wounds on heel, legs and buttocks
1 incident
Probable scavenging. The boy disappeared while at the beach on January 1st. His decomposed shark-bitten body washed ashore January 17th
1 incident
No injury, but her surfboard was bitten
1 incident
Both legs severely lacerated
1 incident
Right shoulder forarm & wrist bitten
1 incident
Right upper am, shoulder & back severely bitten
1 incident
1.5-inch laceration
1 incident
Abrasions on right hand & deep laceration on middle finger
1 incident
Heel & back of right knee lacerated
1 incident
Left hand lacerated and abraded
1 incident
Right hand severely lacerated
1 incident
No injury, surfboard bitten
1 incident
Left thumb lacerated PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Thigh lacerated PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Ankle lacerated
1 incident
Left thigh bitten, leg surgically amputated
1 incident
No injury, shark fin seen just before board ripped away & dragged out to sea
1 incident
Bitten above & below right knee
1 incident
2 small puncture wounds on left foot PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Both arms & leg bitten
1 incident
Lacerations on heel & dorsum of right foot
1 incident
Ankle & leg lacerated
1 incident
Hand bitten by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
2 small lacerations on left lower leg when he jumped off board and landed on the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Drowned when caught in line and pulled overboard by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Calf, foot & hand bitten
1 incident
minor injury to foot
1 incident
Human remains (right forearm & leg) recovered from 3.7m [12'] tiger shark’s gut. Forensic examination suggested the remains had been consumed by the shark one to two weeks earlier
1 incident
No injury, shark bit side of surfboard
1 incident
6-inch gash on right foot
1 incident
Upper arm bitten
1 incident
Lacerated leg & back
1 incident
Lacerated foot
1 incident
2-inch wound on dorsum of right foot, 1-inch wound on sole
1 incident
Toothmarks in board & his swim trunks
1 incident
Wrist lacerated
1 incident
Laceration to arm.
1 incident
Netted shark injured his am & 6 fingers PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, torso & leg bitten
1 incident
Drowned, his remains were found in a 3m [10'], 368 kg [811-lb] tiger shark
1 incident
Two half-inch lacerations on right heel and one near small toe
1 incident
Left leg severed below knee
1 incident
Severe kacerations, FATAL
1 incident
Punctures on left foot and foot
1 incident
Several puncture wounds on lower right leg
1 incident
PRESUMED FATAL, body not recovered
1 incident
Heel / foot bitten
1 incident
FATAL, lower thigh & knee severely lacerated
1 incident
Stern of kayak bitten/chest bruised
1 incident
Bruises & minor cuts
1 incident
15 cm wound on inner thigh
1 incident
Leg bitten & surgically amputated
1 incident
Foot & calf bitten
1 incident
No injury, 2 m to 2.5 m [6.75' to 8.25'] shark made a threat display
1 incident
No Injury, shark hit board
1 incident
No injury, portion of board's lower surface removed
1 incident
No injury, fell off ski after possibly colliding with a shark
1 incident
Lacerations to right forearm & shoulder injured
1 incident
No injury from shark
1 incident
PROVOKED INCIDENT Several small lacerations on left foot
1 incident
1" to 2" cuts on right ankle & foot
1 incident
FATAL or drowning & scavenging
1 incident
2 lacerations on lower back, punctures on buttock
1 incident
Head bitten by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Fingers & leg lacerated by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Left hand injured
1 incident
Left buttock & foot severed
1 incident
Punctures & lacerations on elbow & forearm
1 incident
Upper left thigh & right foot bitten
1 incident
Back of left hand gashed
1 incident
Leg bitten, later surgically amputated above the knee
1 incident
2 bites behind knee
1 incident
No Injury to occupants; shark bumped the boat
1 incident
Left foot & heel lacerated
1 incident
Arm severed, surgically reattached
1 incident
2-inch cut on dorsum of left foot
1 incident
No injury. Shark made threat display, then diver shot the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Remains recovered from gut of a 3.7 m [12'] tiger shark
1 incident
3 puncture wounds on each side of her left hand
1 incident
5.5-inch laceration on calf
1 incident
Fatal or drowned & remains scavenged by shark
1 incident
Chest lacerated, surfboard bitten
1 incident
Foot lacerated
1 incident
4 small lacerations on lower right leg
1 incident
Right ankle & lower leg lacerated
1 incident
Small cuts on big & pinky toes of left foot
1 incident
Minor cuts on right heel & foot
1 incident
Lacerations to top & bottom of left foot
1 incident
Minor punctures & lacerations on left hand
1 incident
Thigh, hip & buttock bitten
1 incident
Wrist lacerated PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Minor lacerations to dorsum of left foot
1 incident
Minor cuts on left hand, body board bitten
1 incident
Fingers & hand lacerated
1 incident
Lacerations below the knee
1 incident
Human remains recovered in shark caught off Anguilla, probable scavenging on drowned body
1 incident
Bones recovered by fishermen in 300-kg [662-lb] white shark’s gut
1 incident
No injury, shark rammed & bit kayak
1 incident
Foot bruised, board dinged
1 incident
Left elbow and forearm bitten
1 incident
No injury, wetsuit & swimfin torn
1 incident
Leg & feet lacerated
1 incident
FATAL, torso bitten, leg severed
1 incident
Both thighs bitten
1 incident
No Injury to occupant, shark holed and sank boat
1 incident
Right side of back / torso lacerated
1 incident
Right foot & heel lacerated
1 incident
Upper left arm lacerated
1 incident
Foot lacerated from toe to heel when he tripped on shark during fishing competition PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Right lower leg & ankle lacerated
1 incident
Puncture wounds on knee
1 incident
Finger lacerated
1 incident
Minor injury to arm and hand
1 incident
Punctures & lacerations on right foot
1 incident
Severe gash to left hand above wrist, almost severing hand
1 incident
Minor lacerations to the dorsum of the right foot
1 incident
Severely bitten on lower leg
1 incident
Shark involvement probably post-mortem
1 incident
Minor laceration on left leg
1 incident
Minor lacerations on foot
1 incident
No injury, flung off board
1 incident
Minor laceration & 3 punctures to right foot
1 incident
Left inner thigh
1 incident
Lower right calf lacerated
1 incident
Left calf & hand lacerated
1 incident
No injury, shark bit the dinghy
1 incident
No injury to occupants, boat's rear platform bitten
1 incident
Puncture wounds on right hip and arm
1 incident
Right forearm severed surgically amputated above elbow
1 incident
Sharks prevented recovery of remains
1 incident
Left leg & ankle bitten
1 incident
Puncture marks on right thigh
1 incident
No Injury, bumped by shark
1 incident
No injury to occupants; oar bitten
1 incident
Reported as shark attack but probable drowning
1 incident
No injury to diver, speargun damaged
1 incident
Fingers bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, wetsuit punctured
1 incident
No injury to occupant; shark bit propeller
1 incident
Six puncture wounds on leg
1 incident
A cut on her hand
1 incident
Presumed taken by a shark, but forensic evidence suggested otherwise.
1 incident
Lateral right thigh bitten. Thought to involve a 1.2 to 1.5 m tubarão da gralha preta - a blacktip shark, C. limbatus
1 incident
Right arm & fingers lacerated
1 incident
Lacerations to hand & wrist
1 incident
Buttock bitten, hands lacerated
1 incident
Lower legs lacerated
1 incident
Shark bit 8" chunk from swim fin
1 incident
Lacerations to right hand & wrist
1 incident
3 one-inch lacerations to sole of right foot
1 incident
No injury, but kayak scraped & dented
1 incident
Thigh (posterior) bitten
1 incident
Left knee nipped by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
3-inch laceration to right foot
1 incident
Small lacerations to right foot
1 incident
Ear lacerated, cuts on scalp, back, arm & shoulder
1 incident
Right ankle & heel lacerated
1 incident
Right thigh & buttock bitten
1 incident
Five cuts on his heel
1 incident
Lacerations knee to ankle
1 incident
Leg & board bitten
1 incident
9-inch gash in left foot
1 incident
Right hand and wrist lacerated
1 incident
8-inch bite on calf
1 incident
Leg & hands bitten
1 incident
Grabbed small shark & it bit him PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, arm bitten
1 incident
Multiple injuries
1 incident
Right thigh bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Bruised right leg
1 incident
Tissue removed knee to thigh
1 incident
No injury to occupants, boat sank after colliding with shark
1 incident
Left hand & forearm bitten, board bitten
1 incident
Legs & torso injured
1 incident
No Injury, ski bitten
1 incident
No injury to occupant: boat lost
1 incident
Cut foot, but injury caused by fishing line, not the shark
1 incident
Left foot bitten after he accidentally stepped on the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
2 puncture wounds in left leg
1 incident
PROVOKED INCIDENT Knee bitten by shark trapped in net
1 incident
FATAL, left forearm severed
1 incident
Minor lacerations on right ankle & foot
1 incident
2 one-inch lacerations in left foot
1 incident
No injury; no attack, shark ate the bait hanging over the side of the boat
1 incident
Thigh, buttocks & lower back lacerated
1 incident
Lacerations to right shin PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, left thigh and lower leg severely injured
1 incident
FATAL, hands & calf bitten
1 incident
2-inch laceration on dorsum of foot, 1-inch laceration on sole.
1 incident
Minor laceration on foot
1 incident
Right shoulder & arm bitten
1 incident
4 lacerations on the sole of his right foot
1 incident
Left arm & wrist lacerated
1 incident
Lower legs bitten, foot severed
1 incident
FATAL, torso & abdomen bitten, forearm severed
1 incident
He grabbed shark's tail, shark bit his chest & held on. PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
6 puncture wounds to right calf
1 incident
No injury, board bumped & fin damaged
1 incident
20 punctures in right foot
1 incident
Shark grasped diver's gloved hand. Glove was soaked with fish blood & slime
1 incident
Ankle bitten, but shark involvement unconfirmed
1 incident
Left leg gashed knee to ankle
1 incident
Left arm lacerated when shark grabbed scooter
1 incident
5 m white shark obsrved feeding on remains 6 days later
1 incident
Sierakowski suffered a minor facial injury, ski bitten in half by shark
1 incident
Both legs bitten, right leg severed at mid-calf & defense wounds on right hand
1 incident
5" gash in foot
1 incident
No injury, hooked shark bit their 4.8 m inflatable boat
1 incident
Laceration & 3 puncture wounds to anterior right thigh
1 incident
2 small lacerations to bottom of foot
1 incident
Lacerations on right ankle & heel
1 incident
2" laceration on left heel
1 incident
Leg & hand bitten
1 incident
FATAL, arm & leg severed
1 incident
Seriously injured
1 incident
Wrist & am bitten
1 incident
Left forearm & wrist bitten
1 incident
Leg bitten just above ankle
1 incident
Bitten on inner thigh, leg surgically amputated
1 incident
Laceration to left upper arm
1 incident
4 lacerations above left ankle
1 incident
Lower left leg & ankle bitten
1 incident
Left leg biten
1 incident
Bruised, when shark struck scull & catapulted her into the water
1 incident
Left leg lacerated, punctures to right leg
1 incident
Presumed fatal, no body recovered, shark mutilated wetsuit & harness recovered
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark bit 2 of the dinghy's 3 floation chambers
1 incident
Presumed fatal, only his shark-bitten speargun recovered
1 incident
Single laceration on ankle & board bitten
1 incident
4" laceration on left forearm
1 incident
No Injury, shark struck his board
1 incident
4 or 5 lacerations on left ankle
1 incident
Back, arms & wrist severely lacerated
1 incident
Small puncture wounds and lacerations on right leg just below knee
1 incident
Small lacerations on left foot
1 incident
No injury PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Left shoulder, forearm, hand & abdomen lacerated
1 incident
No injury, towed by shark that grabbed stringer of fish tied to his waist
1 incident
FATAL, torso & abdomen bitten, forearm severedL
1 incident
Bitten on back, shoulder & chest
1 incident
Lacerations to left leg & right foot
1 incident
Laceration on left foot
1 incident
Lacerations to left shin, heel & foot
1 incident
Puncture wounds on upper left thigh
1 incident
Puncture wounds on leg
1 incident
Left arm & leg lacerated
1 incident
Left leg & right testicle bitten
1 incident
5 punctures to hand from captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Leg severed FATAL
1 incident
106 bodies were recovered, some had been bitten by sharks
1 incident
Ankles injured
1 incident
Shark bit his leg after he grabbed its tail & wouldn't let go PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Lacerations to left foot & right shin
1 incident
No injury to occupants; shark rammed, bit & sank boat
1 incident
Leg & chest lacerated
1 incident
Minor injuries, bites on fingers & toes. Rescued by Pakistani fishermen
1 incident
Right arm injured
1 incident
4 punctures in left foot
1 incident
Leg & ankle bitten
1 incident
Right foot bruised, board bitten
1 incident
Left arm & hand lacerated
1 incident
Left elbow and bicep bitten
1 incident
FATAL, head, shoulder and arm severed, remains recovered at Munglinup Beach on 9/13/1995
1 incident
Left hand & forearm bitten
1 incident
Puncture wounds on ankle & leg
1 incident
4 puncture wounds on right pinky finger
1 incident
Bottom of left foot gashed
1 incident
Upper left thigh avulsed
1 incident
Death resulted fom drowning; tiger shark bites were post-mortem
1 incident
Laceration to left heel
1 incident
Multiple bites on right leg and knee
1 incident
Finger broken when 1.8 m [6'] hooked grey reef shark grabbed his catch
1 incident
Torso bitten by 4 m [13'] white shark
1 incident
Minor laceration on lower leg
1 incident
2-inch laceration to lower right leg
1 incident
Hand bitten (minor injury)
1 incident
Arm bitten, FATAL
1 incident
Wetsuit lacerated
1 incident
Minor laceration to leg from a hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Foot bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Forearm, abdomen & upper leg lacerated
1 incident
Puncture wounds & scratches to torso & left leg
1 incident
FATAL, left leg & forearm severed
1 incident
FATAL, right thigh bitten, femur exposed
1 incident
FATAL, right leg severed, left leg lacerated
1 incident
FATAL, hand & leg severely injured by shark that leapt into boat
1 incident
Right leg severed FATAL
1 incident
Dorsum of right hand bitten, a probable bluefish bite
1 incident
No injury, shark took swimfin
1 incident
Lacerations to lower leg & foot
1 incident
FATAL, right thigh bitten & femur exposed, shallow lacerations on right calf & left thigh & fingers lacerated
1 incident
Reportedly lost lower right leg as result of shark bite
1 incident
No injury, grabbed byshark after he pulled its tail PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Death resulted fom drowning; shark bites were post-mortem
1 incident
Sharks took some of the crew
1 incident
Shark scavenged on his corpse
1 incident
FATAL, right leg nearly severed, puncture wounds to left leg
1 incident
Right thigh & board bitten
1 incident
Ankle bitten when she accidently stepped on the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Right side of abdomen & left hand bitten
1 incident
Forearm severely bitten
1 incident
Lower left calf & ankle lacerated
1 incident
Not a shark attack; possibly murder. Body recovered 4-16-1994 minus severed leg. Blue shark bites were post-mortem
1 incident
Lower right leg bitten
1 incident
Left shoulder lacerated
1 incident
Leg severed mid-thigh
1 incident
Arm lacerated by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Arm bitten while trying to secure shark caught by navy personnel from vessel PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, right foot severed
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark bit anchor and ladder
1 incident
Hamstring bitten
1 incident
Both legs lacerated
1 incident
"Minor cuts to left leg"
1 incident
Serious injury to left leg
1 incident
Thigh & hand lacerated
1 incident
No Injury, Kayak holed
1 incident
Serious leg wounds
1 incident
Left leg gashed
1 incident
FATAL, arms & legs bitten, then drowned
1 incident
Thigh bitten, toes of left foot severed
1 incident
Abrasions & board bitten
1 incident
No injury to occupants; shark circled boat repeatedly then rammed the vessel 3 times
1 incident
Severe lacerations to abdomen & thighs
1 incident
No injury to occupants. Shark struck boat, lifting the outboard motor
1 incident
Severe bites to head & shoulder
1 incident
Puncture wounds on chest
1 incident
Right knee bitten
1 incident
Note: see 1992.06.28
1 incident
Feet & ankles bitten
1 incident
No injury, bumped by shark
1 incident
Both feet lacerated
1 incident
Lower legs lacerated
1 incident
Legs lacerated, puncture wound in hand from hooked shark hauled onboard PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
6" laceration to left forearm
1 incident
No injury to occupants. Sharks, attracted to offal from slaughtered dolphin, attacked & damaged their canoe
1 incident
Right Leg bitten
1 incident
Left buttock and thigh bitten
1 incident
Right leg bruised & abraded
1 incident
Minor lacerations to hand, 15" crescent-shaped piece removed from surfboard
1 incident
10 puncture wounds to right calf
1 incident
Forearm & hand bitten; tooth fragments of the shark were recovered from the surfer's hand
1 incident
Foot punctured
1 incident
Right leg severely lacerated FATAL
1 incident
Foot & swim fin punctured
1 incident
Chest & arm bruised & scratched, 15" crescent-shaped piece removed from board
1 incident
Minor injury while delivering pup of female shark caught in a net
1 incident
Right ankle & calf bitten
1 incident
Foot bitten, 8 stitches needed to repair the wound
1 incident
Minor cuts, sufboard bitten
1 incident
Body recovered next morning. Injuries appeared to be inflicted post mortem
1 incident
Grabbed metal leader to shark, shark clamped on & bit left bicep PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Death due to drowning. His body, tied to floating ice chest, had 2 small post-mortem bites due to cookie cutter shark
1 incident
Lower leg bitten, surgically amputated
1 incident
Right leg was bitten above and below the knee and an artery was punctured
1 incident
No inujury to occupant. Shark bit boat repeatedly, leaving 2 teeth in the bottom keel of the boat
1 incident
Disappeared. His ripped dive jacket was recovered
1 incident
Fingers, hand & arm bitten
1 incident
Right forearm severed, left forearm lacerated & broken
1 incident
Punctures & lacerations on lower leg
1 incident
Foot bitten, crescent of bitemarks in both sides of board
1 incident
Right thigh, back & hand lacerated
1 incident
No injury to boat or occupant
1 incident
Left shoulder & side bitten, board broken
1 incident
FATAL Disappeared. His board washed ashore next morning with crescent-shaped piece missing and serrated toothmarks of a shark
1 incident
No injury, steel diving helmet bitten 3 times
1 incident
No injury, shark allegedly took his surfboard & slashed his wetsuit. Shark involvement questionable
1 incident
Left cheek lacerated
1 incident
Survived. questionable incident
1 incident
No injury, shark became tangled in hose & towed him 100'
1 incident
FATAL, right leg at hip, left leg and right forearm severed
1 incident
Right calf abraded
1 incident
Body not recovered, shorts found indicating shark bite on left side
1 incident
Hand bitten as he was cleaning hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Calf scratched & chunk bitten from board
1 incident
Arm, shoulder & back bitten
1 incident
Initally reported as a shark attack, forensic examination concluded cause of death was drowning
1 incident
Shark bit his arm, nearly severing it PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Deep cuts on lower leg
1 incident
Bite to left thigh & calf
1 incident
Laceration to right forearm PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No Injury to occupant; canoe bitten
1 incident
Punctures in lower abdomen & groin
1 incident
Injury to right shin.
1 incident
Forearm, upper thigh, knee & ankle lacerated
1 incident
FATAL, right arm severed
1 incident
Left ankle, calf, thigh and abdomen bitten
1 incident
Abdomen bitten & leg severed FATAL
1 incident
No injury, tank scratched by shark
1 incident
2 fingers severed by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Minor injury by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Deep lacerations to calf & ankle
1 incident
Calf lacerated & board bitten
1 incident
Foot & swim fin bitten
1 incident
Hands, legs & buttocks lacerated
1 incident
No injury, shark brushed ski
1 incident
Abdomen, hip, leg & arm bitten
1 incident
Ear, shoulder, arm, wrist & ear injured
1 incident
Hand & wrist bitten, tooth fragments in wound
1 incident
Cuts on left foot
1 incident
Superficial injuries to left foot & ankle
1 incident
Shark rammed & overturned paddleboard, knocking him into water & bit his head, lacerating his face & neck
1 incident
No injury, kayak capsized
1 incident
Disappeared, body recovered with large bite on thigh
1 incident
4 punctures on leg & board bitten
1 incident
Injury to lower left leg by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
10-inch laceration to right foot
1 incident
Minor injury to left ankle & foot
1 incident
FATAL, thigh bitten
1 incident
No injury to occupants, hooked shark freed itself, then rammed stern of boat PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Thigh severely bitten
1 incident
Lacerations & abrasions, board bitten in half
1 incident
No injury, board broken in two
1 incident
Ankle lacerated, lower left leg severely abraded
1 incident
Right arm severed FATAL
1 incident
Left leg & foot bitten by shark brought onboard. PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No details, "recovering in Darwin Hospital"
1 incident
Swept out to sea, feared taken by shark
1 incident
Lower porton of body recovered 3 days later. Note: rare sighting of shark made at same beach on 11-5-1989
1 incident
Left ankle broken & lacerated
1 incident
Puncture marks to right calf
1 incident
Disappeared 15 minutes into shallow dive. Decapitated body minus arm found by divers the following morning, then a large tiger shark appeared and consumed most of remains
1 incident
Foot & leg bitten
1 incident
Bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupants. Shark bit boat's swim step & repeatedly pushed the boat away whenever if came within 4 to 5 m of the whale carcass
1 incident
Hand & both arms bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Left leg bitten by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
3 wounds on left hand
1 incident
Multiple Injuries
1 incident
No injury, shark took chunk out of surfboard
1 incident
Severe hand and arm injuries; right hand surgically amputated
1 incident
Laceration to arm PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
5-inch gash on left leg
1 incident
Foot & ankle severely bitten
1 incident
Puncture wounds & lacerations to both legs
1 incident
Doubtful incident, needs investigation
1 incident
No injury to occupants. Shark rammed boat 4 times
1 incident
Board rammed by shark, skegs knocked loose & 5' strip of fiberglass torn off, thigh scratched by shark’s teeth
1 incident
Thigh bitten FATAL
1 incident
No injury, but the kayak was bitten by the shark
1 incident
Thigh lacerated & abraded PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Foot bruised & minor lacerations
1 incident
FATAL. His body not recovered
1 incident
Reported by media as shark attack but forensic evidence indicated the kayaker died prior to any shark involvement
1 incident
FATAL, thigh bitten, hands lacerated
1 incident
Lower part of body found 6 days later, x-rays revealed teeth marks in femur & tibia
1 incident
Abdomen lacerated, surfboard holed
1 incident
No injury, shark grabbed his fish and chased him to the boat
1 incident
FATAL When James Coucom, the lone survivor, was rescued, "2 sharks were pounding on the dinghy"
1 incident
According to survivors, many people were taken by sharks
1 incident
Leg bitten & femur fractured
1 incident
Lower right leg lacerated
1 incident
Dennis' hand injured; Ann's right forearm bitten
1 incident
FATAL, thigh & hand lacerated
1 incident
Right palm lacerated
1 incident
Punctures & deep scratches to foot & buttock
1 incident
Punctures to lower left leg & foot
1 incident
Four lacerations to his ankle
1 incident
Cuts to right foot and ankle
1 incident
Left leg & right foot bitten
1 incident
Human remains, believed to be those of Mr. Goo, washed ashore along the Waihee shore several days later
1 incident
6" laceration to left foot
1 incident
Arm washed ashore. scratch marks on the humerus indicated it had been bitten by a shark, but cause of death could not be determined.
1 incident
Lower left leg bitten, hand lacerated
1 incident
Laceration to hand
1 incident
No injury to occupants, pontoon puctured
1 incident
No injury to occupants; shark leapt into boat, almost capsizing it and destroyed the inside of the boat
1 incident
Lacerations to left arm & waist
1 incident
His remains were recovered from a shark caught by the trawler Ho Tai No.12 in March 1988
1 incident
Hand bitten by captured shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Foot lacerated by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupants; shark ripped off fibreglass hull, swamping boat PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
25 people survived; 300 shark-mutilated bodies were recovered
1 incident
Remains recovered from 4 m, 420-kg, caught 13-Dec-1987k
1 incident
Possible drowning / scavenging
1 incident
Abrasion to forearm
1 incident
Left thigh & calf lacerated
1 incident
Of 160 people on board, >100 missing
1 incident
Lower left leg lacerated
1 incident
Fingers & surfboard injured
1 incident
No injury to occupants. Shark grabbed anchor
1 incident
Puncture marks to torso
1 incident
Left hand bitten by shark he was dragging ashore by its head PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
6" cut to thigh
1 incident
Hand lacerated
1 incident
3 fingers severed by metal trace as he tried to haul in a hooked shark. PROVOKED ACCIDENT
1 incident
Slipped off rocks & was treading water when he disappeared, body mutilated by shark/s
1 incident
Right arm severed above elbow
1 incident
Presumed FATAL Disappeared, his shark-bitten swim trunks were found on the seafloor
1 incident
No injury to occupants, boat holed by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Lacerations to toe, heel & ankle of right foot
1 incident
2 punctures in lower leg
1 incident
No injury, bumped by sharks
1 incident
Punctured lung, lacerations to shoulder, face, jaw, neck & forearm
1 incident
No injury, no attack, 1.8 m copper shark made threat displays
1 incident
5' gash in leg
1 incident
Laceration to dorsum of left foot
1 incident
Minor lacerations & puncture wounds to right leg from netted shark taken onboard skiboat PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Hip & thigh bitten
1 incident
Human hand recovered from 1.5 m [5'] blacktip shark's stomach
1 incident
No injury, shark made threat display & impaled itself on spear
1 incident
No injury to occupants. Shark bit motor, lifting stern a half-metre out of the water
1 incident
Back of left thigh bitten
1 incident
Minor lacerations on left hand
1 incident
Pieces of clothing & human flesh recovered by Fire Department divers who encountered a large shark
1 incident
No injury, board struck by shark
1 incident
2 punctures in upper arm
1 incident
No injury, knocked into water & board bitten
1 incident
Puncture wounds to both feet
1 incident
No injury, foot bumped
1 incident
Both surfers boards were bumped by sharks, Moolman sustained abrasions on his arm and leg
1 incident
Laceration to lower left leg by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
2 semi-circular bites on aft starboard tube of boat
1 incident
Left leg severely lacerated, superficial lacerations of right leg, board damaged
1 incident
Minor injury to foot & ankle
1 incident
Right hand and part of forearm severed , left hand lacerated, right anterior side of board removed by shark
1 incident
Hip bumped by shark, no Injury
1 incident
Laceration and 4 puncture wounds to left hand
1 incident
Found to be a hoax
1 incident
Right calf bitten & less serious injury to left foot
1 incident
3" wound on thigh
1 incident
Body not recovered. 3 days later some of his equipment was found on seabed appeared damaged by a shark
1 incident
No injury to occupant, shark rammed boat catapulting it out of the water
1 incident
2/3rd of left calf removed
1 incident
Contusion of left foot
1 incident
After diver shot shark attempting to take his catch, shark bit right arm & tore wetsuit PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Right knee, calf and ankle lacerated
1 incident
Upper right arm bitten after he shot the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Speared shark bit diver's right knee, and lacerated right thigh & buttocks PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Disappeared, 1 mile from where Sandra Fletcher was bitten. Death was due to drowning
1 incident
9" laceration to right forearm
1 incident
10" laceration on leg
1 incident
Abrasion on right foot, board bitten
1 incident
Legs & buttocks bitten
1 incident
No Injury, PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Death was due to drowning; body scavenged by a tiger shark
1 incident
Lacerations on right foot
1 incident
Legs severely lacerated
1 incident
FATAL, but shark involvement prior to death could not be determined
1 incident
No injury, shark hit swim fin
1 incident
Forced at gunpoint to jump overboard. Presumed fatal; shark involvement probable but not confirmed
1 incident
No injury, 8 pressure dings in surboard
1 incident
No injury to occupant, shark seized oar and disappeared with it.
1 incident
Leg lacerated by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Punctures in wetsuit & left arm bruised by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Human remains recovered, evidence of scavenging by shark/s
1 incident
Remains recovered 1-4-1984 showed evidence of defense wounds
1 incident
Head mouthed by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Coroner determined the man was killed by a boat propeller, not a tiger shark
1 incident
Left foot & thigh bitten
1 incident
Fingers bitten
1 incident
Left calf, ankle & foot lacerated
1 incident
Two feet found in 1.74 m, 115-kg Zambesi shark, confirmed as a postmortem scavenging
1 incident
Left foot nipped
1 incident
Puncture marks in leg & surfboard dinged
1 incident
Abrasions to leg
1 incident
Inner thighs lacerated
1 incident
Hand abraded when he grabbed shark's tail PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, shark seized her by the chest and took her underwater
1 incident
FATAL, shark bit leg, then dragged him underwater
1 incident
Left knee bitten, but survived
1 incident
Left arm injured by shark's tail as it swam beneath his board
1 incident
Left ankle nipped (3 punctures wounds)
1 incident
No injury, shark bit air mattress, deflating it
1 incident
Lacerations to hand & foot
1 incident
No injury, 3 m shark "harassed" him at depth of 5 m
1 incident
Left calf, knee & hands lacerated
1 incident
Knocked off board by shark, no injury
1 incident
Shark nudged board, no injury
1 incident
Puncture wounds to buttocks
1 incident
Leg bitten by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, arm/shoulder severed
1 incident
Bitten on their feet by landed sharks / lacerations only PROVOKED INCIDENTS
1 incident
No injury, pressure ding on surfboard
1 incident
No Injury, surfboard bitten
1 incident
Laceration to lower left leg
1 incident
Upper left thigh & buttocks bitten
1 incident
Remains recovered from 2.7 m tiger shark, but shark involvement prior to death unknown
1 incident
Left knee, lower leg & foot bitten
1 incident
Arm severed at elbow
1 incident
Thigh bitten 3 times
1 incident
Human remains recovered from tiger shark
1 incident
Legs bitten FATAL
1 incident
Lacerations to left hand and forearm
1 incident
Leg bitten above ankle by hooked shark taken aboard skiboat PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Shark-bitten body found floating 1.5 miles offshore. Bruises suggested she may have been bitten by the shark before drowning
1 incident
Calf & ankle bitten
1 incident
FATAL Disappeared while diving, bathing suit & diving gear recovered bore marks of shark's teeth
1 incident
Right shin & toe lacerated
1 incident
Abdomen lacerated
1 incident
Hand lacerated PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Hand & forearm bitten
1 incident
5 puncture marks to hip
1 incident
FATAL, right calf bitten
1 incident
Lacerations to 2 fingers of left hand
1 incident
Shot shark, then it bit him. Puncture wounds on leg PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Disappeared while fishing from shore. Leg found 7 days later wedged in rocks 150 yards offshore
1 incident
Upper right arm bitten
1 incident
Foot bitten between arch & big toe, no stitches required
1 incident
7 lacerations to right foot
1 incident
Minor injuries from shark that leapt aboard their boat
1 incident
Probable drowning, 1.2 m [4'] shark hindered recovery of body
1 incident
FATAL, disappeared, dive gear & shredded tooth-marked wetsuit were recovered
1 incident
Shark & board collided. No injury, but board was dented
1 incident
Massive tissue damage of left arm
1 incident
Lacerations PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Next day 2 bodies recovered from sharks
1 incident
Left leg bitten, surgically amputated
1 incident
Lacerations on calf, ankle & heel
1 incident
Puncture wounds on right thigh
1 incident
Lacerations & punctures in left calf & ankle
1 incident
3 small punctures in scalp & ripped nostril
1 incident
Probable drowning & scavenging by 1.5 m tiger shark
1 incident
No injury, paddleski bitten
1 incident
Right shoulder bitten, puncture wounds on chest & lacerations on his back
1 incident
Probable drowning & scavenging
1 incident
Bitten behind knee & lower leg
1 incident
No injury, shark bit her bathing suit
1 incident
No injury, bumped off board
1 incident
Laceration to lower leg PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Hand bitten by speared shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Leg lacerated by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Both hands & heel of left foot lacerated, right foot severed
1 incident
No injury, rammed & catapulted from the water by shark after he shot at it & missed PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
3 small punctures on arm
1 incident
Arm lacerated by gaffed shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury; 2 m shark made threat display and impaled itself on spear
1 incident
Toothmarks on head & neck
1 incident
Multiple major Injuries
1 incident
No injury to occupants; hooked shark tore out part of transom, bit skeg of motor and snapped the steel trace PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Bitten below right knee by hooked shark pulled onboard skiboat PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Leg severed, FATAL
1 incident
FATAL, but shark involvement prior to death was not determined
1 incident
Shark rammed diver after he shot it in the head PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL (presumed), pieces of shark-bitten wetsuit washed ashore but no body was recovered
1 incident
Thigh severely injured, survived
1 incident
FATAL, disappeared while fishing from shore, divers recovered his hand
1 incident
FATAL or scavenging by 3 m tiger shark (may have involved foul play)
1 incident
No injury, shark took his catch, then towed & pushed diver through the water
1 incident
Several broken ribs
1 incident
Punctures on leg (minor injury)
1 incident
No injury, his foot was bumped by a shark biting the body of a passenger that had drowned.
1 incident
No injury, white shark struck platform
1 incident
Lacerations to right forearm
1 incident
No injury to occupants; shark rammed boat 4 times, bit engine & cracked the hull
1 incident
Shark jumped in boat, but no injury to occupants
1 incident
Left leg, ankle & foot bitten
1 incident
Human head recovered from 3 m [10'] tiger shark’s gut, probable drowning / scavenging
1 incident
Feet lacerated
1 incident
Both legs bitten, 2 days later gangrene necessitated surgical amputation of left leg at mid-thigh
1 incident
No injury to occupant: shark bit boat's port chine
1 incident
Shark lacerated his hand when he grabbed it by the tail PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, shark bit speargun & pushed diver through the water
1 incident
Board rammed & bitten, left thigh lacerated
1 incident
FATAL, left arm severed, legs bitten
1 incident
Shark leapt into boat, pinning Mamacos beneath and fracturing his pelvis, then trashed the boat rendering it inoperable
1 incident
PROVOKED INCIDENT Diver poked shark with spear, then shark bit his right foot
1 incident
Lacerations to wrist
1 incident
Lombard's thigh was lacerated by shark that leapt into boat
1 incident
His feet were bitten by sharks, but he was rescued by a charter boat that arrived on the scene just an hour and 15 minutes after the sharks first appeared, too late to save the lives of Hayes and Beaver
1 incident
Left hand, arm & leg lacerated, & shark bit chunk out of his surfboard
1 incident
Shark involvement prior to death was unconfirmed
1 incident
Face & thorax bitten
1 incident
FATAL, left leg severed, neck cut
1 incident
Missing, believed taken by a shark, but not confirmed
1 incident
Right arm severed 1" below elbow with extensive tissue loss 3" above elbow
1 incident
No injury to occupants. Hooked shark bit boat's transom, PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark leapt on bow of boat
1 incident
It was believed that survivors were killed by sharks
1 incident
Right leg bitten below the knee, left ankle & foot lacerated
1 incident
FATAL, right leg bitten
1 incident
Laceration to left lower leg
1 incident
Lacerations to forearms
1 incident
FATAL, disappeared while diving, lower portion of body recovered
1 incident
"lost part of a finger"
1 incident
Shark rammed boat PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Shark jumped in boat, hitting her in the face & knocking her unconscious
1 incident
Shark following hooked fish, rammed & holed boat
1 incident
Possible drowning victim, remains retrieved from 400-lb shark caught by fishermen on 28-Apr-1976
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark buckled prop shaft
1 incident
Shark breached hull of boat
1 incident
Shark leapt into boat, hitting Fanie Schoeman on his back before sliding into the sea
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark rammed bow, driving its head into the hull
1 incident
No injury to occupants, After shark was harpooned & shot, it holed the boat PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Hooked shark leapt onboard & into fish well, which it smashed PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Puncture wounds to head & neck
1 incident
FATAL, lost consciousness at depth of 180'. Large sharks seen near partial remains of body
1 incident
No injury, shark charged & rammed boat several times
1 incident
Tooth mark in left elbow PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Laceration to posterior thigh
1 incident
Puncture wounds in hand
1 incident
"Tooth marks" in left leg
1 incident
Cracked jaw & broken tooth, shark took chunk out of surfboard
1 incident
Left leg & surfboard bitten
1 incident
Calf bitten, leg surgically amputated below the knee Note: by late August, 3 more bathers had been bitten by sharks at Daytona Beach
1 incident
Shoulder, arm & hand lacerated
1 incident
FATAL, arms & legs bitten
1 incident
Buttocks & leg bitten
1 incident
No injury, swim fin torn
1 incident
Speared shark bit his arm between elbow and shoulder PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Foot bitten, tendons damaged
1 incident
Hand & wrist bitten
1 incident
Slightly injured when he stepped on a shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
The press reported this as an attack by a white shark but the diver was the agressor
1 incident
Probable drowning / scavenging by a white shark
1 incident
Left leg & foot bitten
1 incident
Laceration to thigh by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Left leg bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, of 190 passengers & crew thrown into the water, 50 people were said to have been killed by sharks
1 incident
Shark bit rudder & hull
1 incident
Right leg severed FATAL
1 incident
Puncture wounds to right shoulder
1 incident
Foot bitten by shark he was gaffing PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Thigh, lower back and surfboard bitten
1 incident
Major injuries
1 incident
Bitten 12 times: multiple lacerations on hands, arms, shoulder breast thigh, both legs, left forearm surgically amputated
1 incident
Minor bite on foot & swimfin
1 incident
Arm broken & severely lacerated
1 incident
Foot severed FATAL
1 incident
Minor bite on heel & swim fin bitten
1 incident
Arm bitten FATAL
1 incident
No injury to occupant, shark holed boat
1 incident
Right calf removed, leg surgically amputated below the knee
1 incident
Right shin lacerated
1 incident
No injury to occupant, but a shark chasing a hooked fish holed his boat above the waterline
1 incident
No injury, shark leapt into boat & bit one of the boat's seats
1 incident
2 minor lacerations in foot
1 incident
FATAL, right leg severed
1 incident
8 to 10 puncture marks around knee
1 incident
Right leg severed at knee, abrasion on left ankle
1 incident
Left hand & forearm lacerated
1 incident
Massive wound on right thigh with femur exposed
1 incident
One man was killed by a shark, the other was injured
1 incident
Hooked & gaffed shark bit his right elbow PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, shark grabbed scuba tank and descended to 110' before releasing him
1 incident
Hand & right shoulder lacerated
1 incident
No injury, surboard flung into air & dented
1 incident
Hip, leg, arm, hand & shoulder bitten
1 incident
FATAL, hand severed, right leg and torso bitten
1 incident
No injury, leg of jeans torn off
1 incident
Legs & board bitten
1 incident
Sharks reportedly bit legs & fins
1 incident
Bitten on legs & buttock
1 incident
Laceration above knee
1 incident
FATAL, coroner's Verdict: "Death presumably through shark attack & drowning"
1 incident
Leg severed at knee, hand severed, arms, torso & buttock severely lacerated
1 incident
Puncture wounds to arm
1 incident
Right hand & torso lacerated
1 incident
Left leg severely bitten, surgically amputated
1 incident
Right shoulder, arm & hand bitten
1 incident
Wrist & hand lacerated
1 incident
Bitten on legs
1 incident
FATAL. Shark bite was minor injury, but he suffered a heart attack afterwards and died 6 hours later
1 incident
Eight puncture wounds to right leg by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Major injuries to head, buttocks & back
1 incident
No injury, said to have been attacked by shark but drove it away with a lobster hook
1 incident
FATAL, left thigh bitten
1 incident
FATAL, it was thought the surviving crew were taken by sharks
1 incident
Lacerations to left leg
1 incident
Minor injury, arc of tooth impressions in wetsuit
1 incident
Severe lacerations to thigh
1 incident
FATAL, arm severed
1 incident
FATAL, decapitated and arm severed
1 incident
Extensive injuries
1 incident
Shoulder & arm bitten
1 incident
Bitten on right leg above the ankle
1 incident
Lacerations & punctures to right arm & shoulder
1 incident
Another diver shot shark, shark bit his left foream PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Calf / knee injured?
1 incident
Sharks scavenged on bodies, but no record of them injuring survivors
1 incident
Finger or toe severed
1 incident
Bitten on calf by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
2 cm laceration on knee PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
2 people survived, 6 drowned & the others were killed by sharks
1 incident
Arm abraded & lacerated. Recorded as PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Swept out to sea, 5.5 m [18'] shark seen in the vicinity, body not recovered.
1 incident
Foot & calf lacerated
1 incident
Hands severed, forearm severely lacerated
1 incident
Arm severed, thigh bitten
1 incident
Swim fins badly torn by the shark's teeth
1 incident
Abrasions to upper leg, laceration to ankle, scuba tank bitten
1 incident
Leg & ankle severely bitten
1 incident
Lacerations to right lower leg & left arm and hand
1 incident
Arm lacerated. Recorded as PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Scrape on head. Recorded as PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Foot bitten, minor injury
1 incident
Foot lacerated when he stepped on the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Laceration to buttocks Recorded as PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Laceration to foot from dead shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Foot lacerated. Recorded as PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Lacerations to hand from hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Abrasions and lacerations to lower right leg
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark grabbed prop, Leodorn hit shark with oar, shark bit oar in half PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Laceration to finger by a captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Hit in face by shark, arm abraded, surfboard bitten
1 incident
No injury, left elbow & torso bumped by sharks
1 incident
Shark leapt into boat, landed on Hlope's back, then bit his left forearm
1 incident
Remains recovered days later from shark
1 incident
Abrasion on shoulder Recorded as PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Calf injured Recorded as PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, left leg bitten, femoral artery severed
1 incident
Shark bumped Colleen, the nudged Scott, then bit Frisbee & swam away with it
1 incident
Major injury to torso
1 incident
Abrasions on lower leg
1 incident
Swimfin & knee bitten
1 incident
FATAL, taken by shark
1 incident
Bumped shoulder, bit head
1 incident
Lacerations to lower right leg & andkle
1 incident
6 people rescued, 3 shark-scavenged bodies recovered, 14 people lost
1 incident
Lower leg severely lacerated
1 incident
Foot severely injured
1 incident
Buttock, both legs & arm bitten
1 incident
FATAL Laceration to chest
1 incident
Foot lacerated Recorded as PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Wrist bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, speargun bitten
1 incident
Recovered, said to involve a 1m nurse shark
1 incident
FATAL, presumed taken by a shark, body not recovered
1 incident
Head, shoulder, arm lacerated. Recorded as PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Hand lacerated by speared shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Passengers taken by sharks
1 incident
Bones and brightly colored bangles recovered 3.35 m, 145.5-kg tiger shark’s gut
1 incident
Arm & leg bitten
1 incident
Remains found in a 3.4 m (11') tiger shark. Probable drowning & scavenging
1 incident
Diver shot the shark, then it injured his arm and broke his leg with its tail. PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No details, listed as PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Nipped on shoulder by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Minor injuries to face & forearm
1 incident
Right foot abraded & lacerated
1 incident
3 fingers were bitten by a shark
1 incident
Disappeared, no trace of men or equipment, shark attack considered
1 incident
Shark grasped thigh
1 incident
No injury, shark struck camera
1 incident
Incident not confirmed
1 incident
After shark was speared & hit on head, it bit the diver’s foot PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupants, harpooned shark sank boat PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Thigh abraded & lacerated Recorded as PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Tooth knocked out by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Abrasions to lower leg Recorded as PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Punctures in right buttock & thigh, abrasion on right forearm
1 incident
Speared shark lacerated his arm PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Fatal or scavenging by "a pack of sharks"
1 incident
FATAL, seen taken by a shark
1 incident
Holed & sank boat, 1 man flung into water but ignored by the shark
1 incident
No injury, shark bit support boat, removing pieces of wood after Gerricke shot it PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Foot bitten when he kicked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
6" laceration to left forearm
1 incident
The shark bit the diver's leg after he shot it PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Shoulder lacerated
1 incident
Left elbow or hand bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
The 2.9 m [9.5'] shark never made contact with him. No attack, no injury.
1 incident
Involved a speared shark but no other details PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Abdomen abraded when he seized shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
2.4 to 3 m [8' to 10'] oceanic whitetip shark buzzed him. No attack, no injury
1 incident
No injury to occupant. Shark struck vessel, jamming centreboard
1 incident
No attack, no injury to occupant: a 400-lb grey shark bit nets in the water
1 incident
Survived, no details
1 incident
No injury, but shark struck his calf
1 incident
No attack, no injury, shark took speared fish & approached diver closely
1 incident
No injury, mother lifted him from the water
1 incident
Dorsum of right foot grazed
1 incident
Arm bitten, PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury. A 1.1 m [3.5'] blacktip shark shark made a threat display & bit gig
1 incident
No injury to occupants, sharks bit chunks from boat
1 incident
3 lacerations on right leg by speared fish PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Hand & forearm bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Punctures on thigh & buttock
1 incident
Arm lacerated by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, other human remains bitten by sharks, 13 people missing
1 incident
White shark, 3.7 m [12'] made threat display. No injury, no attack
1 incident
130 perished; 136 survived including a man whose foot was severed by a shark
1 incident
No injury to occupants, hooked shark rammed boat, PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Left leg & lower right leg bitten, taken ashore with shark still grasping his leg
1 incident
Left leg lacerated by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Sharks said to have killed some of the 80 people lost
1 incident
Hand, arm & thigh bitten
1 incident
10 survived, 51 perished.
1 incident
Lower leg nipped, arm bruised when he landed in boat
1 incident
FATAL, left leg bitten thigh to calf
1 incident
Minor lacerations & abrasions to lower leg.
1 incident
Thigh & swim fin bitten
1 incident
No injury to occupants. Shark gouged planks of boat
1 incident
Left forearm bitten, surgically amputated
1 incident
2 life preservers had been bitten by sharks
1 incident
Right arm & right leg bitten
1 incident
Minor injury, speared shark lacerated his kneecap & leg PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Leg & hand bitten by shark that had been speared by another fisherman PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
One man was lost, but he may have drowned
1 incident
Chest bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, both legs severed
1 incident
Parallel lacerations on right calf. Thought to be a barracuda bite
1 incident
No injury, chased by 4.6 m [15'] oceanic whitetip sharks
1 incident
Right forearm severed, right leg bitten and surgically amputated
1 incident
FATAL, left leg & right arm severed
1 incident
FATAL, left arm & right leg severed
1 incident
Right arm severed, right leg bitten, not known if he survived
1 incident
Thighs abraded, puncture wounds in dorsal surface of left hand
1 incident
Drowned & his body was not recovered. Sharks seen in area later that day but no shark involvement in surfer's death
1 incident
Left hand severely lacerated
1 incident
Left hand punctured & lacerated
1 incident
All 16 onboard perished, recovery efforts hampered by sharks
1 incident
Abdomen, buttock, thigh, arm & hand bitten
1 incident
Puncture marks on chest may have been post mortem, 4 other bodies in area were undamaged
1 incident
Puncture wounds to foot when he stepped on a shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, shark tore his wetsuit after he grabbed it by the tail PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Leg bitten three times
1 incident
Ankle and thigh bitten; shark made three strikes
1 incident
FATAL. Said to have been killed by sorcerers that turned themselves into sharks. The alleged sorcerers were taken into custody by authorities but released due to lack of evidence.
1 incident
Hand, ankle & calf lacerated
1 incident
Thigh severely lacerated
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark rammed boat, bit planks & sheared off copper rivet at stern of boat
1 incident
Left leg severed
1 incident
Shark made threat display, then diver hit it with powerhead PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupant, shark bit propeller of outboard motor
1 incident
Right leg bitten while attempting to gaff hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupants, drove sharks away with paddles
1 incident
Abrasions & 11 teethmarks on right lower leg
1 incident
Disappeared, probable drowning but sharks in area led to speculation that he was taken by a shark
1 incident
Right thigh & elbow bitten
1 incident
Bruised & abraded ankle
1 incident
3 m to 3.7 m [10' to 12'] great hammerhead shark shark only made a threat display. No injury
1 incident
No injury, bumped repeatedly
1 incident
No injury, shark hit scuba tank
1 incident
Arm lacerated by speared shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, shark charged & impaled itself on spear
1 incident
No injury, no attack; sharks ate their food tied to a line over the side of the raft
1 incident
No injury to occupant, hooked shark rammed & bit boat PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupant, canoe struck several times by shark
1 incident
7 rescued, 7 bodies recovered, 10 missing. Many sharks in crash area.
1 incident
Disappeared, probable drowning but sharks in area led to speculation that she was taken by a shark
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark crashed through windshield of boat
1 incident
No injury to occupant, shark lifted canoe's outrigger
1 incident
Skeletonized, except for head & feet. Possibly a drowning / scavenging
1 incident
FATAL, buttocks, lower abdomen & genitalia removed
1 incident
FATAL, torso / abdomen severely bitten
1 incident
Minor injury, abdomen abraded when he collided with the shark
1 incident
Thigh & hand bitten
1 incident
FATAL, foot & part of other leg severed
1 incident
FATAL, thigh and abdomen bitten
1 incident
No injury to diver, shark bit speargun
1 incident
Right leg & shoulder lacerated
1 incident
FATAL, both legs bitten & right leg severed at knee
1 incident
Body not recovered / May have drowned prior to shark involvement
1 incident
No injury to occupants , shark nudged oars
1 incident
FATAL, right arm & left thigh bitten
1 incident
Heel & ankle bitten
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark holed boat
1 incident
Leg & thigh bitten
1 incident
Deep lacerations to her right thigh
1 incident
Lacerations and puncture wounds in right arm
1 incident
Right hand & foot severed, thigh & buttock lacerated
1 incident
Lower leg bitten & foot severed, leg surgically amputated below knee
1 incident
No injury, shark's tail struck his armpit
1 incident
FATAL, shoulders, arms, abdomen & foot bitten
1 incident
One woman reported to have suffered fish bites, but cause of her death was exposure & drowning"
1 incident
Foot lacerated PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
7 puncture wounds in right forearm from hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, arm severed, leg bitten
1 incident
Torso & hand lacerated
1 incident
Hand & lower leg severely injured
1 incident
Left arm lacerated PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupant, netted shark rammed & bit boat PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Thigh lacerated
1 incident
Right thigh & foot bruised, right calf lacerated
1 incident
Right hand lacerated, PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Numerous dusky sharks & a 3 m to 4.6 m [10' to 15'] tiger sharks tried to overturn raft and one took Mrs. Dumas' body; scavenging by shark/s
1 incident
FATAL, right thigh, calf & foot bitten
1 incident
A "dead" shark grabbed by the tail bit his right torso PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Minor injury to left forearm PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL. Eyewitness said, "One was thrown in the air like a basketball, and while in the air another shark took a bite out of his belly."
1 incident
Left forearm bitten, surgically amputated?
1 incident
Cuts on right hand, PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No survivors & a body sighted could not be recovered because of sharks
1 incident
FATAL, foot nearly severed
1 incident
Hooked shark bit his nose, arm and leg PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
3 lacerations below right knee
1 incident
Of the 42 people on board, 5 died of exposure, others drowned or were taken by sharks. Survivors were rescued after spending 3 days in the water.
1 incident
Foot lacerated by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, hand severed, shoulder, hip, foot, thigh bitten & femoral artery severed
1 incident
May have drowned prior to shark involvement, partial remains recovered
1 incident
Right shoulder bitten
1 incident
Laceration to right forearm
1 incident
Two shark-bitten lifejackets were recovered leading to speculation that sharks took at least 2 of the 39 missing crewmen
1 incident
Hand & arm severely lacerated
1 incident
FATAL, right femoral artery severed, thigh, calf, buttock & left hand bitten
1 incident
9' shark in area when he disappeared, body not recovered
1 incident
No injury to occupant, shark leapt inside boat
1 incident
Minor lacerations to hand and arm after he seized the shark's tail PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Foot bitten by shark hooked & taken on boat PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Lacerations & punctures on left forearm
1 incident
Lacerations to right arm
1 incident
No injury to occupants; hooked shark slammed into side of boat PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupant. Shark tore chunk from canoe, then bumped 2 other canoes
1 incident
Captive shark bit air hose & minor lacerations on diver's cheek PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, right leg bitten thigh to calf
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark jumped onboard, knocking 2 anglers onto the deck
1 incident
No injury, shark bit spear & dragged diver 90'
1 incident
Skeletonized, except for head & feet. Possible drowning / scavenging
1 incident
Arm, hand, buttock, leg and thigh bitten
1 incident
No injury to occupants. Shark rammed boat as they were pulling in a flathead
1 incident
No injury, shark bit his boot
1 incident
Arm lacerated (minor injury)
1 incident
FATAL, both legs bitten
1 incident
Facial lacerations
1 incident
No injury to occupant, shark "nibbled" at boat
1 incident
Drowned due to CO2 poisoning - Post Mortem scavanging by blue shark
1 incident
Left thigh & hand & speargun bitten
1 incident
FATAL, he died within minutes of being hauled back onboard the Stirling Castle
1 incident
Details unknown, possibly a PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Posterior lower left leg lacerated by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Struck shark with abalone bar to scare it away from abalone, but shark bit his shoulder PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupants, sharks tore Max Butcher's life jacket & pants
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark hit boat, lifting it from the water, bit & dented propeller
1 incident
FATAL, lower right leg bitten
1 incident
Left thigh & hand bitten
1 incident
FATAL, right thigh severely bitten, right ankle lacerated
1 incident
Lacerations on left foot & hand
1 incident
Right calf lacerated by boated shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
2 lacerations on left hand by hooked shark, PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Cuts on fingers, hand & wrist
1 incident
Laceration on hand
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark charged boat, then 2 more sharks hit boat, oar grabbed, boat finally drifted ashore at 02h00
1 incident
8" laceration on left calf
1 incident
FATAL, chest & leg bitten
1 incident
No injury to occupant, shark grabbed anchor rope, pulling bow of boat downward & then bit bow of boat
1 incident
Right forearm bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Bitten on leg or ankle
1 incident
Bodies of 5 of the 6 men on board were bitten by by sharks. Sharks may have contributed to the death of some of them.
1 incident
No injury, sharks rammed boat and bit outboard motor
1 incident
No injury to occupants, hooked shark cracked hull PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Leg bitten, surgically amputated at knee
1 incident
Left foot bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupants. Shark holed boat & they swam 200 yards to shore
1 incident
FATAL, calf bitten, other leg severed below knee
1 incident
Mistook shark's tail for kelp & grabbed it, legs abraded by shark's fins PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Middle finger of right hand lacerated
1 incident
FATAL, calf bitten twice
1 incident
FATAL, tissue removed from thigh, femoral artery severed
1 incident
FATAL, shoulder & thigh bitten
1 incident
Left hand injured: gash on back of hand, toothmarks on palm
1 incident
Suffered from shock & immersion after being dragged underwater by speared shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Possible drowning / post mortem scavenging by Zambesi shark
1 incident
No injury to occupants, hooked shark attacked boat PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Shark struck him on shoulder injuring skin under suit
1 incident
Buttock bitten & major leg wound
1 incident
Speared shark bit gunwale of boat as it was being hauled onboard PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Dorsum of foot lacerated & toe severed
1 incident
No injury to occupant, shark bit propeller & lifted boat several feet
1 incident
Left leg & buttocks bitten
1 incident
Right foot lacerated
1 incident
No injury to fisherman Alf Dean & other occupants; shark bit stern of boat
1 incident
Remains recovered from 10' shark, but shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark bit 3" piece from oar after they accidentally struck the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, shark bumped board flipping him into the water
1 incident
Shark rammed boat 5 times & holed it
1 incident
No injury to occupants, hooked shark dragged boat 2 miles PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
2.5" laceration on right hand
1 incident
FATAL, right arm severed at shoulder, left hand severed, right thigh bitten & surgically amputated. Died day after the attack
1 incident
Hand bitten, surgically amputated
1 incident
Lower right leg & ankle bitten
1 incident
No injury, Parker shot the shark when it came close to his nephew, Bill Bradbury (14), then the shark bent his speargun PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupant; shark leapt into boat
1 incident
His left leg was severely bitten
1 incident
FATAL, right wrist and hand bitten, left leg severed above knee
1 incident
Right thigh and leg lacerated
1 incident
Bodies of hurricane victims bitten by shoals of sharks, post mortem scavenging
1 incident
Skeletonized, but shark involvement may have occurred after death.
1 incident
No injury to occupant, canoe bitten & overturned by shark
1 incident
FATAL. His body washed ashore, presumed shark attack
1 incident
Foot & lower leg abraded and lacerated when he kicked the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, hand severed & legs bitten
1 incident
PROVOKED INCIDENT Right hand severed by hooked shark
1 incident
Lacerations to right shoulder blade & back
1 incident
3" cut on sole of foot
1 incident
Left foot & right hand bitten by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Foot, leg & groin lacerated
1 incident
Right arm bitten. Left leg bitten, surgically amputated
1 incident
Thigh lacerated PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Puncture wound on right shin & fingers lacerated by speared shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Left leg injured
1 incident
No injury to occupant, hooked shark bit boat's rudder PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, hooked shark pulled him into the water PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, arm severed & left side of torso removed
1 incident
No injury to diver or occupants of the boat, shark butted boat
1 incident
Minor injuries to arm
1 incident
Left thigh severely bitten, but he regained the canoe, then shark bit canoe PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, wetsuit bitten
1 incident
Thumb & 2 fingers severed
1 incident
Middle finger of left hand & right forearm lacerated
1 incident
No injury, speared shark hit speargun PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Abdomen abraded
1 incident
Speared shark bit Davy's ankle & Pierpont's right leg PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Multiple injuries to both hands, left leg & foot
1 incident
Shark bit swimfin after diver kicked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Speared shark bit his foot PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Tiny cuts & bruises on neck
1 incident
FATAL, extensive abdominal wounds, died 4 days later
1 incident
Some of the survivors said to have been bitten by sharks
1 incident
No injury, right sleeve of wetsuit ripped, weight on belt gashed
1 incident
Speared shark bit his arm & seat of pants of diving suit PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Shark took his entire catch, lacerated his knee and tore his wet suit as it brushed past him
1 incident
Abdomen & arm bitten. Shark, holding him by the arm, leapt 4' to 5' above the surface
1 incident
Hooked shark hauled on board bit her foot PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Left leg bitten & left forearm lacerated
1 incident
Right elbow bitten
1 incident
Landed shark in boat bit his left leg PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Thumb lacerated by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Ankle bitten by small “gummy” shark, minor injury
1 incident
Torso bruised & abraded
1 incident
FATAL, multiple injuries to both legs, feet & left arm
1 incident
Considered a doubtful incident
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark took a gaffed fish they were bringing aboard & hit their boat
1 incident
Left thigh bitten
1 incident
Right calf bitten by lassoed shark on deck of surf ski PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Right foot, leg and hand bitten
1 incident
3 were lost, 3 survived
1 incident
Lower left leg bitten, abrasions on back of right leg
1 incident
Human remains (patella & remnants of black swim suit) found in 147-kg raggedtooth shark
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark struck boat
1 incident
No injury to occupant, shark took hooked fish then bit stern of boat
1 incident
3 of the 4 passengers killed by sharks
1 incident
FATAL Shark seen attacking Riley, body recovered off Nanakuli
1 incident
Shark brushed past, minor injuries if any
1 incident
FATAL, legs severed
1 incident
Bitten & survived
1 incident
Right shoulder lacerated
1 incident
FATAL, probable drowning & post mortem scavenging
1 incident
Shark knocked him off surf-ski, he inhaled water & had to be resuscitated PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Scratches on right upper arm
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark bit 45 cm hole in hull
1 incident
Left wrist bitten by netted shark placed in bottom of dinghy PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, severely bitten genitals & thighs
1 incident
No injury, shark hit his foot & circled
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark rammed & bit boat
1 incident
Swept off rocks & presumed to have drowned, shark seen in area
1 incident
Injuries to leg & foot
1 incident
Sharks attacked sailors in the water, several survivors picked up
1 incident
Apparently went missing while diving. Helicopter searching for him spotted school of sharks attacking a "white object" 15' below the surface
1 incident
Shark rammed boat, breaching its hull
1 incident
No injury, shark made threat display
1 incident
Multiple superficial lacerations of leg, arm & hand PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
One body sighted but not recovered due to shark activity
1 incident
No injury to occupants, toothmarks on bottom & side of dinghy
1 incident
All 63 on board perished when the aircraft hit the water. Sharks hampered retrieval of bodies
1 incident
Partial human remains spotted by helicopter, shark involvement, if any, may have been post-mortum
1 incident
Superficial laceration of left arm
1 incident
Knee ripped to bone
1 incident
Lower right leg bitten, surgically amputated 10 days later
1 incident
Arm lacerated elbow to wrist PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Arm severed, torso severely lacerated
1 incident
Right arm bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Right buttock slashed
1 incident
Lacerations to calf, wrist & thumb by hooked shark. PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Harpooned shark bit boat PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Right arm bitten by shark taken onboard in net PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, shark harrassed diver & attempted to bite his swimfins
1 incident
Legs & arms bitten, coroner unable to determine if injuries occurred before death.
1 incident
Face lacerated
1 incident
Left leg bitten, surgically amputated below the knee
1 incident
No injury, harpooned shark bit hull, leaving tooth fragments. PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Multiple major injuries
1 incident
Foot & swim fin bitten
1 incident
4 fingers of left hand were lacerated by shark he had shot in the head PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Gaffed shark bit his ankle PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, 5 sharks bumped raft
1 incident
Right arm & side bruised
1 incident
Bruises & minor injuries from reef, not the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Minor cuts & bruises on face & neck
1 incident
Hooked shark bit stern PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, due to drowning PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Shark rammed boat & bit transom
1 incident
Ankle bitten, hand injured while striking shark
1 incident
No injury, Robertson knocked over & Hasler brushed by a shark
1 incident
No injury, leg bumped by shark's tail
1 incident
Calf bitten by shark caught in net PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupants. Hooked shark rammed boat PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, speared shark towed Gilles 200 yards & tore hole in diving suit, and hit Dowswell's back with its tail PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Of crew of 4, only 1 person survived (broken legs but no shark bites). Within 20 minutes of his rescue large sharks were in area. No remains of other 3 crew recovered, and shark involvement in their deaths is questionable.
1 incident
As searchers approached wreckage, sharks circled one canoe & seized oar from another.
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark lifted boat
1 incident
FATAL, right leg severed above knee, surgically amputated but died 9 days later
1 incident
Upper leg bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Left leg bitten by shark that escaped net PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Questionable. Recovered flight gear was "completely shredded by sharks" but pilot may have died when plane hit the water,
1 incident
No injury, beat off shark with his collecting net
1 incident
Right arm abraded, circular piece of tissue removed from left calf
1 incident
FATAL, foot severed, hip bitten
1 incident
Slight lacerations to leg
1 incident
Heel lacerated, hand lacerated & abraded
1 incident
FATAL, right leg severed
1 incident
65 people survived, 27 perished. Several people were bitten & one man lost his leg to a shark.
1 incident
Smith hit by tail of shark, Walker sustained cuts on his wrist PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, shark made threat display, one diver shot shark in jaw, then they killed shark with knives
1 incident
No injury to occupant, shark sank dinghy
1 incident
Thighs bitten, right hand lacerated
1 incident
Lower left leg bittten, hand abraded
1 incident
Body recovery efforts were hampered by large sharks but sharks did not cause the deaths.
1 incident
R. Roberts' leg was bruised when shark leapt into boat
1 incident
No injury to occupant, hull bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury. Diver shot shark, then shark tore legs of his rubber suit, water poured in & swept out to sea by strong rip current PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Both hands bitten while helping companion land speared shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, died in Lourenco Marques Hospital
1 incident
Ankle twisted, swim fin bitten
1 incident
forearm abraded
1 incident
No details, survived
1 incident
Murdered, body scavenged by sharks
1 incident
During the night both hands and feet were bitten, rescued next day after spending 17 hours in the sea.
1 incident
No injury to occupant, shark struck stern of boat
1 incident
5 fatalities, 30 injured
1 incident
FATAL, leg severed, other leg lacerated
1 incident
No injury to occupants; shark bit rudder
1 incident
Survived (no injury?)
1 incident
Navy personnel reported that his body was "mutilated by sharks" but it is probable that death resulted from drowning
1 incident
FATAL, disappeared, dive gear & clothing found with teethmarks, presumed taken by a shark
1 incident
Laceration to forearm by boated shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
10 of the 15 people perished, bodies of some who drowned were scavenged by sharks
1 incident
No injury, PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Laceration to arm PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, left thigh bitten
1 incident
4" cut on left foot
1 incident
No injury, no attack, the 10' shark merely circled him.
1 incident
Probable drowing. Shark involvement unconfirmed
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark charged boat after being shot twice with pistol and speared PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
14 punctures on right thigh, swim trunks torn
1 incident
FATAL, right thigh bitten
1 incident
Gietel grabbed the shark's tail, the shark lacerated his right ankle PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL X 2, 8 others missing. Survivors fought off sharks & sharks seen biting 2 of the dead. The 39 survivors were rescued by the German freighter Essen
1 incident
Arm bitten when he grabbed shark’s tail PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupant, shark bit propeller as Wade was refueling
1 incident
Disappeared after diving in “deep hole”, body not recovered, “presumed taken by a shark”
1 incident
No injury, diver shot shark & it bit his speargun PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, left arm bitten, right arm partly severed, deep lacerations of left shoulder & chest
1 incident
Lacerated hip & hands
1 incident
Left hand lacerated when he tried to ward off shark
1 incident
Bumped, then knee bitten
1 incident
Boat followed shark; shark holed boat
1 incident
No injury to occupants. Shark leapt into boat, momentarily pinning Crew against the side
1 incident
Arm bitten by shark that he thought was dead PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Shark’s tail grazed his shin
1 incident
Right leg & left foot lacerated
1 incident
Right foot & toe bitten
1 incident
Thigh & both wrists lacerated
1 incident
Left calf & right thigh bitten
1 incident
Suttie's lower abdomen was bitten, Murray disappeared (presumed drowned)
1 incident
5 people killed by sharks, 30 others injured
1 incident
Hooked shark bit his arm PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, abdomen & leg bitten
1 incident
Penis bitten while trying to drag speared shark to beach PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, left thigh & hip bitten
1 incident
No injury, shark leapt at him
1 incident
FATAL, left arm & leg severed
1 incident
No injury to occupant, shark chasing barracuda tied to the stern rammed skiff & slashed the motor
1 incident
Left arm, hips & leg lacerated
1 incident
Shark turned & severed his leg PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Leg & foot injured
1 incident
Shark tried to bite prop twice
1 incident
3 lacerations on leg
1 incident
Left hand and leg bitten, leg surgically amputated below hip
1 incident
FATAL Autopsy report: bitten by shark while still alive
1 incident
Left shoulder bitten
1 incident
He grabbed shark, it bit his leg below the knee PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, left arm severed
1 incident
No injury, shark went for diver's leg & missed, diver hit shark on head with speargun & shark bit speargun
1 incident
Both were bitten on feet by sharks
1 incident
Right foot bitten when he walked into shark's head PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Thigh bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Injuries caused by coral, not the shark
1 incident
Injuries not caused by sharks
1 incident
Grabbed shark’s tail, shark bit his thigh PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Right cheek bitten
1 incident
FATAL, arm severed above elbow, abdomen & leg bitten
1 incident
Left forearm amputated
1 incident
Disappeared while diving, speargun recovered, 2 large sharks in vicinity.
1 incident
Chest bitten by speared shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Laceration to left ankle, heel and little toe
1 incident
Torso recovered from 206-lb shark
1 incident
Calf avulsed by shark he was holding by the tail PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Hand lacerated PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Boy seized shark by its tail, shark bit boy’s forearm PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, back & buttocks bitten
1 incident
FATAL, severe abdominal injuries
1 incident
Hand holding the fish was bitten in all 3 cases
1 incident
No injury to occupants; shark bit propeller
1 incident
FATAL, right leg severed above knee
1 incident
No injury. Shark grabbed fish attached to his belt & towed him seaward.
1 incident
Left arm severed, torso bitten, thigh lacerated, many abrasions
1 incident
Lacerations on head & neck
1 incident
FATAL, right arm broken & stripped of flesh, left hand severed above wrist, lower abdomen, buttocks & thigh bitten
1 incident
FATAL, multiple, severe injuries
1 incident
Left leg severed at knee, part of left thigh removed
1 incident
Navy personnel recovered 19 shark-scavenged bodies
1 incident
No injury, shark's teeth embedded in boat
1 incident
Legs bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Diver jabbed shark with spear and it make a threat display. No injury PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, knee bitten
1 incident
Right hand and arm bitten
1 incident
No injury, no attack, sharks in vicinity when the sea was calm
1 incident
Thigh bitten & few lacerations on abdomen & buttock
1 incident
Legs nipped & he bit shark's snout
1 incident
FATAL, seen with arm in mouth of shark. Body not recovered.
1 incident
Ankle injured by shark trapped in pool as it tried to get out PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Left arm bitten, surgically amputated
1 incident
Injured while Sonieva was transferred to another canoe
1 incident
Right arm & forearm injured
1 incident
Man landed at Cape Levêque lighthouse in critical condition after being bitten by a shark. Not known if he survived.
1 incident
FATAL, but shark involvement not confirmed
1 incident
Injured by shark
1 incident
FATAL, but was it an accident or infanticide?
1 incident
No injury to occupant, shark stuck boat
1 incident
FATAL, became entangled in fishing line and pulled below the surface
1 incident
Shark struck helmet, no injury
1 incident
FATAL, multiple injuries
1 incident
FATAL, left leg severed at hip, left torso removed
1 incident
FATAL, left arm, shoulder & chest bitten
1 incident
Bitten in cockpit of boat by shark caught 30 minutes earlier PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Right heel lacerated & swim fin removed by shark
1 incident
Left forearm & hand bitten, surgically amputated
1 incident
Posterior left ankle bitten
1 incident
FATAL, tissue removed from abdomen & thigh
1 incident
Leg bitten, but survived
1 incident
Laceration to arm when his dive buddy grabbed the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Lacerated thigh, hand & shoulder
1 incident
No injury, right swim fin bitten
1 incident
No injury to occupants, but Emmanuel "later died of shock in hospital"
1 incident
Leg & foot lacerated
1 incident
FATAL. His brother speared a shark which then attacked Jose & severed his leg at knee. PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Arm & leg injured
1 incident
6" gashes in foot & leg
1 incident
FATAL. Shark sank fishing boat, causing death by drowning
1 incident
No injury, sharks bit propellers, etc
1 incident
"Badly bitten by shark"
1 incident
Right thigh gashed, swim fin torn
1 incident
No injury to diver, but shark bit hole in his wetsuit
1 incident
FATAL, large amount of tissue removed from leg, artery severed
1 incident
Punctures to calves
1 incident
No injury, shark bumped his 17' ski
1 incident
Lower leg & foot lacerated
1 incident
Punctures on shin & calf PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Non-fatal, treated at Misima Hospital
1 incident
FATAL, head & neck bitten
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark gouged hull
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark released from net holed boat
1 incident
Lassoed shark bit his hand PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Bitten several times before being rescued after 43 hours in the sea by the freighter Stell Advocate
1 incident
Dorsum of right foot lacerated
1 incident
Surfer grabbed shark, which turned & bit him and 2 lifeguards PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, abdomen bitten
1 incident
Whelan's head was injured when he fell to the deck as shark rammed boat
1 incident
Bites on legs & thighs
1 incident
FATAL, back lacerated, arm & leg severed
1 incident
Diver hit shark & right forearm slightly injured PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Right forearm severely lacerated, left arm & hand lacerated
1 incident
No injury. Shark took string of fish then struck canoe
1 incident
Leg of wetsuit torn after spear fired at shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, shark bumped diver's face
1 incident
Swimfin & 2 wool socks removed by shark, suit torn
1 incident
No injury to occupants; shark grabbed oar, vaulted over scull
1 incident
No injury to occupants, 6 sharks charged boat
1 incident
FATAL, anterior left leg & right calf bitten, no tissue lost
1 incident
Forearm slashed wrist to elbow by hooked shark he was trying to club to death PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Right leg allegedly bitten by a bull shark
1 incident
Swim fin & foot bitten
1 incident
FATAL, abdomen & thigh bitten
1 incident
Shallow lacerations on torso
1 incident
Rescue aircraft saw bodies in the water being bitten by sharks. One survivor saw a shark take off a man’s leg & another reported that the second cook was killed by a shark
1 incident
Arm broken by tail of netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Body found in gut of 2000-lb white shark
1 incident
Minor bruises & abrasions on leg
1 incident
FATAL, after being bitten by shark, he was picked up by 85' trochus vessel Toorah that wrecked. His wounds reopened & he died
1 incident
Abdomen injured
1 incident
Right leg bitten when chasing shark from his fishing line PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Knee bitten by shark that his dive buddy had shot PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Right thigh & left calf injured by speared shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
6 puncture wounds to lower leg
1 incident
4 lacerations on dorsum of right foot
1 incident
FATAL, abdomen, buttock, right thigh & hands bitten
1 incident
No injury to occupants. Shark tore nets & trawl and struck boat repeatedly
1 incident
Small wound on upper thigh
1 incident
Left thigh bitten, chest lacerated & defense wounds on foot, fingers and hands
1 incident
Right elbow & forearm lacerated PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Shark bit right arm & shoulder, then Aken says, he "knocked out" the shark
1 incident
FATAL, decapitated
1 incident
Body recovered, mutilated by shark/s
1 incident
Speared small shark, shark bit his thigh and/or buttock PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Abrasions to arm
1 incident
Severe laceration to arm
1 incident
Arm & left calf bitten, right leg lacerated
1 incident
Back & thighs lacerated
1 incident
Chest bruised, after shark clamped its jaws on his chest
1 incident
Bitten on foot
1 incident
Leg & abdomen lacerated
1 incident
Bruised shoulder chest & foot
1 incident
No Injury, shark charged surfski
1 incident
Hit by tail of speared shark, fell & hit head on rock & out cold for 30 minutes PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Lower left leg severely bitten
1 incident
Recuers fought sharks for the bodies
1 incident
Burns drowned as result of attack on boat
1 incident
Shark made 3 passes at him, lacerating his calf, shin and ankle
1 incident
Hand severely bitten
1 incident
Right forearm & hand bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupant. As engine started, shark hit boat, breaking one of boat’s ribs in 3 places & stoving in 2 planks
1 incident
Right forearm severed at the elbow
1 incident
Sharks attacked raft & consumed the body of Ericsson after he died
1 incident
FATAL, arm & leg severed & shark smashed at his body with its tail
1 incident
Hand bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Shark tore off face mask, diver’s face, nose & chin lacerated
1 incident
No injury to occupant, shark charged boat
1 incident
Kneecap bitten
1 incident
FATAL, torso bitten
1 incident
Leg lacerated thigh to ankle
1 incident
Bitten on thigh and buttocks
1 incident
It is probable that all onboard (2 men & 2 women) died when the plane crashed into the sea & her body was scavenged by a shark
1 incident
Bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, disappeared while swimming, shark bite found on right side of body
1 incident
FATAL, leg lacerated
1 incident
FATAL, left arm severed below the elbow
1 incident
Possibly drowned, remains recovered days later in gut of 113-kg [249-lb] female Zambesi shark
1 incident
Multiple injuries PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupants. Shark chasing fish leapt into skiff & flopped out
1 incident
FATAL & some of the survivors were bitten by sharks
1 incident
Part of hand removed by shark he had caught PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Leg lacerated & bone fractured
1 incident
Foot & swimfin bitten
1 incident
Lacerations to 2 fingers & knuckles abraded
1 incident
No injury to fisherman Alf Dean & other occupants;
1 incident
Right forearm lacerated by speared shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Buttock bitten, tissue removed
1 incident
Right foot lacerated by a larger shark. Lost several toes PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Bitten on left calf and ankle
1 incident
FATAL, "No remains"
1 incident
FATAL, lower abdomen removed
1 incident
FATAL, groin bitten
1 incident
FATAL, right leg, thighs & hands bitten
1 incident
Speared shark lacerated left leg above ankle PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Thigh bruised & abraded
1 incident
Leg severed below knee, defense wounds on hand
1 incident
FATAL, two men survived, one succumbed to shark bite & exhaustion
1 incident
FATAL, leg severed, shark dragged him through hole in protective net
1 incident
Sharks fed on bodies of the drowned
1 incident
3 fingers severed when he used his hand as bait
1 incident
FATAL, abdominal wounds & right leg severed at the hip
1 incident
Injured but survived
1 incident
FATAL, body not recovered Another man was also injured by the shark at same time (see below)
1 incident
"Molested by shark that nibbled his bare feet", rescued 30 hours later.
1 incident
FATAL, victim seen in shark's mouth
1 incident
Right thumb bitten
1 incident
Lower leg severely injured
1 incident
3 men knocked to ground by harpooned shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Minor laceration to chest when he grabbed the shark by its tail PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Severe lacerations of chest & thigh
1 incident
Leg bitten, defense wounds on hands
1 incident
Shark's fin caused abrasion on his chest
1 incident
FATAL, right thigh bitten, leg severed at knee
1 incident
Body found after a week in the water apparently bitten by shark/s
1 incident
No injury, shark bit oar
1 incident
FATAL, lower abdomen severely bitten & his left leg was severed
1 incident
Minor injury to hand and groin from shark "caught on his fishing spear" PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Part of buttocks & fingers severed
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark holed canoet
1 incident
Lacerations to right thumb and knee
1 incident
Left thigh bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Tissue stripped knee to foot
1 incident
Harpooned shark bit his forehead PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Found at 21h30 by searchlight. Had been constantly harassed by sharks & had numerous lacerations
1 incident
Shallow lacerations on back of right thigh
1 incident
Gashes & lacerations on legs, foot lacerated.
1 incident
FATAL, bitten five times. Other survivors fought off sharks for 10 hours. One survivor's arm severed by a shark.
1 incident
Shark bit foot, removing 2 toes
1 incident
Ankle & foot lacerated, defense wounds on hand
1 incident
Szot's right hand found in a 4.5' [14.5'] tiger shark caught 3/9/1950 at Safety Bay, south of Freemantle. His body, with bullet wound in head & right hand missing, washed shore - an apparent suicide
1 incident
FATAL, body not recovered
1 incident
His remains were recovered from a “huge shark” caught 3 days later. The remains of another fisherman, Harold Fujimoto, were recovered, but the body of the third fisherman, Hideo Tamura, was never found
1 incident
3 lacerations to heel
1 incident
No injury to occupant, shark bit side of dinghy
1 incident
Buttock removed
1 incident
No injury, but shark damaged one of his swim fins
1 incident
No injury from shark, scraped chest climbing out on reef
1 incident
Foot & hand severed
1 incident
Shark jumped from sea, taking fish & his right arm
1 incident
No injury, Shark landed on top of him, knocked him back down 3 times
1 incident
Left arm bitten
1 incident
Abdomen & chest abraded
1 incident
FATAL, right leg, thigh & fingers lacerated
1 incident
FATAL, thigh lacerated, femur exposed
1 incident
Abdomen abraded, thigh lacerated
1 incident
Right hand bitten by hooked shark being pulled onboard PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, at time of sinking several men were thrown in water & killed by sharks, survivors were rescued 3 days later by the Panamanian ship Christobel
1 incident
Left arm severed above elbow, recovered 5 days afterwards from shark’s gut
1 incident
Lacerations to right hand PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Toe bitten by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
U.S. destroyer John W. Weeks, 6 miles offshore, demonstrating guns & bombs for Mexican officials was thought to have driven the shark into the shallows where it bit the bather before other bathers drove it away with sticks & clubs.
1 incident
No injury, chased by 3 sharks
1 incident
No injury, shark bumped ski
1 incident
Human hand recovered from 2.4 m [8'] tiger shark
1 incident
Hand & shoulder bitten
1 incident
FATAL, "Nearly bitten in two through loin".
1 incident
FATAL. One man's abdomen removed, the other received severe multiple injuries.
1 incident
FATAL, disappeared while swimming
1 incident
FATAL, left hand severed, left leg arm bitten, tissue removed hip to knee
1 incident
Left thumb severed
1 incident
2 hours later shark bit Jeppsen’s feet, arm, knee & finally killed him. Tony, clothing torn but alive, washed ashore on Cuban coast
1 incident
32 survived, 5 perished; sharks fed on the dead but did not bite the survivors
1 incident
FATAL, 2 men killed by sharks, 20 survived
1 incident
FATAL, left arm & left buttock severed
1 incident
FATAL, right arm severely bitten & surgically amputated, died 12 to 14 hours later
1 incident
Quadriceps lacerated, femur exposed
1 incident
Shark that he speared bit his calf PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
8" x 4" left antecubital fossa of muscle & skin removed PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Groenwald's arm lacerated by the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Fragment of human foot recovered from 300-kg [662-lb] tiger shark
1 incident
Leg bitten by shark that he had speared PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL. Womack was injured when plane went down, 3 days later he fell off liferaft & was taken by a shark
1 incident
FATAL, right thigh & leg bitten
1 incident
Grabbed shark by the tail & it bit him PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Bitten on face while taking shark off spear PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupants, boat holed by shark
1 incident
Human remains, possibly one of the crew of the wrecked fishing boat John Bull. found in 277-kg tiger shark.
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark made 20 to 30 rushes at dinghy
1 incident
FATAL, leg severed at knee
1 incident
Thighs & knee lacerated
1 incident
Kneecap removed
1 incident
FATAL, calf bitten, leg surgically amputated
1 incident
Shark involvement unconfirmed
1 incident
Left forearm, arm & leg lacerated
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark bumped & lifted dinghy
1 incident
Ankle & shin lacerated
1 incident
Thigh severely lacerated, shin & calf lacerated
1 incident
No injury, board scraped by shark
1 incident
Right arm punctured, finger lacerated PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Hip abraded, right calf severely lacerated
1 incident
Lacerations on buttock & right foot
1 incident
No injury, shark holed boat
1 incident
No injury, shark lifted the boat 0.5 m out of the water
1 incident
Flexed left leg lacerated
1 incident
Forearm & fingers lacerated, teethmarks on wood
1 incident
Shark jumped into cockpit
1 incident
FATAL, right arm severed
1 incident
Radius & ulna bared
1 incident
Left Achilles tendon severed, calf muscles severely lacerated
1 incident
"Serious injuries"
1 incident
No injury to occupants. Shark charged boat, tore off rudder & tossed it air, then swam off with it
1 incident
No injury; shark rammed boat, catapulting Leverenz in the sea & damaging boat
1 incident
Right arm severely lacerated
1 incident
Flexed right knee bitten
1 incident
Foot severely lacerated
1 incident
FATAL, left leg severed, right leg injured
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark struck boats+K1581
1 incident
Shark holed and sank boat, occupants rescued
1 incident
Abdomen bitten, but she survived. Most of the 40 others that survived the wreck, were taken by sharks
1 incident
Right forearm injured, mid-humeral amputation
1 incident
Lower left leg amputated
1 incident
About 300 crew perished during the sinking, the remainder abandoned ship. Many who survived the loss of the ship were taken by sharks. In all, only 316 of her crew of 1,196 survived.
1 incident
Sharks attacked the swimmers. The sole survivor lost his arm & foot & died of his injuries shortly after being picked up by Javanese fishermen. The incident became known as the Cheribon Atrocity
1 incident
FATAL, large gash to thigh
1 incident
Right leg bitten knee to foot, surgically amputated
1 incident
Survived. R.A.F. pilot, seeing commotion in the water, dived his plane to investigate and scared off shark
1 incident
No injury to occupants. After being prodded with an oar, shark struck bow and sank boat PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
When survivors werer rescued on 10/27/1944 by PC 623 there were many sharks in the area
1 incident
FATAL, both were killed by sharks
1 incident
Clinton was bitten on his back, 2 others did not survive
1 incident
Shark grazed leg, leaving toothmarks
1 incident
Most of the men drowned & some were taken by sharks. Only only nine men survived
1 incident
No injury to occupants; shark bit dinghy leaving tooth fragments in its woodwork
1 incident
When picked up by the USS Boyd DD 44 on 6/23/1944 his raft was "surrounded by sharks"
1 incident
Minor injury when shark tore off his boot
1 incident
FATAL. His back was bitten as he was being towed to ship by rescuer, Lieut (j.g.) Stanley Kurta, then the shark pulled him below the surface.
1 incident
Some killed & others severely injured
1 incident
FATAL, left thigh & calf bitten
1 incident
Ankle severely lacerated
1 incident
FATAL, right thigh lacerated, femoral artery severed
1 incident
No injury, shark took day's catch & struck boat
1 incident
Both legs bitten, one surgically amputated
1 incident
FATAL, leg bitten knee to ankle & posterior tibial artery severed; died of toxemia 2 days later
1 incident
FATAL Arm severed
1 incident
FATAL, abdomen, buttock & thigh lacerated
1 incident
Of the 18 crew who survived the sinking, 10 were taken by sharks. Cabarrocas was bitten but survived
1 incident
Of the 1,429 people on board, only 448 survived. Sharks were attacking survivors as they were being rescued
1 incident
Hand, forearm, leg and pelvis recovered from 4.25 m [14'] shark caught at Baker’s Haulover, Miami Beach on 26-Oct-1943
1 incident
FATAL, left leg & shoulder bitten
1 incident
Bitten on arms, hands & feet while awaiting rescue
1 incident
No injury, a shark made a threat display
1 incident
No injury to occupant, shark grabbed rudder and dragged the dinghy stern-first
1 incident
Jaw dislocated & contusions from many blows on legs & body by shark fins, rescued after 14 hours
1 incident
FATAL, right leg & left thigh bitten
1 incident
Leg, foot & arm bitten
1 incident
On 29-Apr-1943 his remains (right forearm & swim trunks) were found in 4.9 m [16'] shark’s gut
1 incident
FATAL, thigh lacerated, both calves bitten
1 incident
Of the 1346 on board, 392 perished including 90 women & 44 crew. 1 person known to have been fatally injured by a shark.
1 incident
33 crew & 92 passengers were lost, it was thought that some were killed by sharks FATAL
1 incident
An estimated 3,000 to 7,000 Japanese troops perished, some were taken by sharks
1 incident
Right arm severed, left foot bitten
1 incident
Unprovoked, but circumstances unknown
1 incident
192 survived, but 750 perished. Many were taken by sharks, including Levine
1 incident
Calf bitten, leg surgically amputated
1 incident
Injured by sharks, but managed to swim ashore 6.5 hours later
1 incident
Over a period of a week men in the water died of wounds, thirst & sharks. George Sullivan, the last of the Sullivan brothers, survived for 5 days & then was killed by 3 sharks.
1 incident
One man drove a knife through rubberized canvas trying to stab a shark & it injured him with its tail PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Foot, hand, elbow & calf lacerated & abraded, thigh gashed
1 incident
Survivors on life rafts were harassed by sharks
1 incident
Calf lacerated. He was rescued by German submarine, which sunk. Rescued by Italian submarine, which sunk. Managed to reach Dakar
1 incident
Right foot severed & calf removed, leg surgically amputated below the knee
1 incident
FATAL, 2 of the 9 airmen killed by sharks
1 incident
FATAL Arm bitten
1 incident
After he hit the shark with an oar, the shark bit the oar and overturned the boat PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Remains recovered from 440-lb shark, but cause of death was probably drowning
1 incident
Forearm lacerated
1 incident
Hands, arms & knee lacerated
1 incident
Sharks were numerous & took corpses but made no attempts to harm the survivors.
1 incident
Of her crew of 50, eight perished, including the two injured men
1 incident
Cause of death was drowning, shark bites were post mortem
1 incident
Paddle of surf ski bitten by shark
1 incident
FATAL, bitten in two
1 incident
Attempted to frighten shark by smacking water with paddle. Shark bit paddle. No injury to surf-skier PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
General Imamura, Commander in Chief of Japanese forces in Java was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by Australian Military Court for his role in the "Pig Basket Atrocities"
1 incident
No injury to occupants, rudder damaged by shark
1 incident
No injury to occupants, boat rammed by shark
1 incident
Minor injury, ankle scratched by shark's teeth
1 incident
Fingers badly lacerated, wounds became septic
1 incident
No injury to occupants, They fought off sharks & killed one with an automatic. Rescued 34 days later
1 incident
No injury to occupants. Sharks continually followed the dinghy, and one smashed its rudder
1 incident
Only 170 survived, many of the crew were said to have been taken by sharks
1 incident
Lacerations to chest
1 incident
418 perished, only 67 survived, some of the men were taken by sharks
1 incident
Leg lacerated FATAL
1 incident
Laceration to left forearm from hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark leapt into boat & bit cabin door
1 incident
Arm bitten while removing shark from fishing line PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Left hand bitten as he tried to put rope around shark's tail PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
1 man survived & was rescued, sharks took the corpses of the two men that perished
1 incident
Dr. A.R. Hernandez of ship Cabo Hornos treated passenger whose leg was severed by a shark
1 incident
Right hand bitten by boated shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Hand lacerated by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Left knee, calf & heel bitten by shark trapped in the net PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Clothing torn by sharks
1 incident
Survived, but suffered a “forequarter amputation”
1 incident
FATAL, both arms bitten
1 incident
Foot severely bitten, surgically amputated
1 incident
FATAL, injuries to lower back
1 incident
FATAL, multiple injuries to legs & buttocks
1 incident
Leg severely lacerated PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Struck by shark immediately before it bit Tanner (see below)
1 incident
FATAL, right thigh & calf bitten
1 incident
FATAL, left thigh & knee bitten
1 incident
No injury. Shark grazed canoe, snapped at a piece of mast being trailed in the water & followed it into 2' of water
1 incident
FATAL, injuries to both arms
1 incident
Shoulder nipped
1 incident
FATAL, left leg severed
1 incident
FATAL, leg & thigh bitten
1 incident
Thigh lacerated
1 incident
Abrasion above knee
1 incident
FATAL, left foot & right leg bitten, later surgically amputated
1 incident
Boat bitten by gaffed shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Both thighs were lacerated, recovered at Thursday Island hospital
1 incident
Harpooned shark bit his arm PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Minor injury to shoulder & back PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Leg bitten by snared shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, attacked by shark, body not recovered
1 incident
FATAL, leg severed just below hip
1 incident
Lacerations to left hand from hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Leg severely bitten
1 incident
No injury to occupant, shark rammed bow of boat
1 incident
No injury, left hip bumped by shark
1 incident
Fatal, lower abdomen bitten
1 incident
FATAL, thought to have been taken by a shark
1 incident
Laceration to left foot & ankle by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Lacerations to hand by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Injured by harpooned shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Leg bitten by gaffed shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, dragged out of diving helmet
1 incident
FATAL x 2, all other passengers & crew reached shore after a long swim
1 incident
No injury, the shark knocked him off his feet
1 incident
FATAL, pulled overboard by tuna, & bitten by shark
1 incident
Arm severed, but survived. Note: Some weeks later he was swimming at the same spot when a shark severed his right foot.
1 incident
2 survived, 1 FATAL
1 incident
Thumb bitten by landed shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Leg bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Superficial lacerations on feet & toes
1 incident
No injury, ski bumped & he was thrown in the water. Ski had indentations
1 incident
Left hand and arm bitten
1 incident
No injury, boat towed by harpooned shark, PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Leg severed above knee
1 incident
Tooth imprints on torso
1 incident
No injury, repulsed shark
1 incident
Injured by shark they were trying to catch PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupants, two 5-foot observation windows shattered
1 incident
No injury to occupants, propeller shaft damaged
1 incident
3 people drowned when the boat was capsized by the shark
1 incident
Head, neck & shoulder bitten (In 1918, he was also bitten by a shark off Cairns)
1 incident
Bitten by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Leg nipped by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, left arm severed at elbow, right arm bitten, right leg severed at knee
1 incident
His body was recovered 2 days later but shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed
1 incident
FATAL, buttocks, ankle & right elbow bitten
1 incident
No injury to occupants, launch holed
1 incident
Left shoulder bitten by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
15' shark seen with the man's body in its mouth, but shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed
1 incident
Bitten on forearm PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupant. Shark damaged scull, tooth fragments recovered
1 incident
Hooked shark bit rudder PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, leg severed at knee
1 incident
FATAL, his 2.4 m dinghy was found with 2' x 3' hole in its side & tooth fragments embedded in the planking
1 incident
Speared shark bit his hand PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Flexed right leg bitten
1 incident
Bond's foot was injured, Kinch's back was injured
1 incident
No injury to occupants, hooked shark leapt onboard boat PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Shark rammed boat; no injury to occupants
1 incident
FATAL, finger severed, thigh bitten He died during the surgical amputation of his leg
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark leapt onboard boat
1 incident
Survived? Admitted to Thursday Island Hospital
1 incident
Shark leapt onboard & into fishwell, tossing a crew member, Pepino, in the sea
1 incident
Arm & back bitten, heel lacerated
1 incident
No injury. His hand entangled in line of hooked shark. He was pulled overboard & towed 150' PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark almost wrenched oar from aborigine
1 incident
Finger bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, scull sank
1 incident
FATAL, taken by shark, body not recovered. Twenty months later, in October 1937, meshing (setting anti-shark gill nets) began at metropolitan beaches
1 incident
Disappeared & his torn clothing washed ashore
1 incident
He tried to hit shark with paddle, shark bumped ski PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Harpooned shark stove in bow (20" x 10" hole), boat sank PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Back & arm gashed but survived
1 incident
FATAL. His body was not recovered, but about 3 weeks later 2 sharks were caught with human remains, thought to be those of Quinn
1 incident
The hooked shark didn't cut his finger, he was injured by his line
1 incident
Although listed as an uprovoked fatal attack by SAF, shark bite on his ankle was post-mortem following death by drowning
1 incident
Although listed as an uprovoked fatal attack by SAF, he was killed by the explosion. The shark bites were post-mortem
1 incident
Arm lacerated by a shark that leapt onto boat
1 incident
Shark bumped dinghy twice
1 incident
Samoan missionary, Filemani, caught an 8'6" shark after it had killed 1 man & 2 boys in space of few weeks
1 incident
Foot bitten, required 1 week hospitalization PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
3 gashes on hand & wrist
1 incident
Captive tiger shark regurgitated his arm in the Coogee Aquarium
1 incident
Laceration to hand
1 incident
Buttocks injured by fin or a bump
1 incident
Injury to foot PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Left thigh abraded & 3 fingers lacerated
1 incident
Calf & shin bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Abrasions to shins
1 incident
FATAL, left thigh, buttock, left forearm bitten, finger removed
1 incident
Thigh lacerated, abrasions
1 incident
No injury, sleeve ripped
1 incident
human remains washed ahore
1 incident
No injury; onlookers saw 10' shark heading for him and lifted him ashore
1 incident
FATAL, left leg bitten
1 incident
FATAL, forearm lacerated & surgically amputated, but died of gas gangrene 13 days afterwards
1 incident
Right foot bitten by shark caught & taken onboard by Mrs. Tucker North PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Reported to be FATAL and involve a 6m white shark, but found to be a false report; there was no attack
1 incident
No injury to occupants Sharks continually followed the dinghy, and one smashed its rudder
1 incident
Hand bitten while landing shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Leg lacerated & punctured
1 incident
FATAL, right leg lacerated
1 incident
FATAL, leg & buttocks removed
1 incident
No injury to occupants, hooked shark, snapped at rudder & then attacked boat PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Lacerated knee & foot, deep puncture wounds
1 incident
Bumped, chest bitten & badly injured
1 incident
Severely lacerated right leg. Later surgically amputated & survived despite gas gangrene
1 incident
Minor wounds to thigh
1 incident
Hand badly injured, right arm surgically amputated above wrist
1 incident
One man bitten on thigh, another on arm
1 incident
Severely lacerated arm PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Right heel & ankle bitten
1 incident
No injury, shark tore diving suit
1 incident
Right knee & left leg bitten
1 incident
No injury, "shark chased him ashore"
1 incident
5 survived & 4 perished, but shark involvement not confirmed
1 incident
Laceration to lower leg by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Lacerations to legs from fins of shark
1 incident
Abrasions to legs
1 incident
Injuries to arm, shoulder & chest, took 2 days to reach hospital
1 incident
No injury to occupants. Shark leapt into boat during sailing races
1 incident
Forearm injured by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Severe abdominal wounds FATAL (Note: 14 days earlier a dog was bitten in two by a large shark)
1 incident
Laceration to hand PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Torso bitten with pneumothorax, slight lacerations on left hand
1 incident
Left arm severely bitten
1 incident
Hand bitten by landed shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Bitten by landed shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Hooked shark gashed right leg PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Bitten on buttock & leg
1 incident
No injury, hooked shark rammed tripod PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Body recovered from 9' shark but death due to shark bite was not confirmed
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark bumped boat repeatedly
1 incident
Knee bitten by boated shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Ankle broken when 500-lb boated shark lashed him with its tail PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Severe injury to forearm near elbow
1 incident
Two 6-inch lacerations
1 incident
FATAL, died next day at 03h00
1 incident
Hooked shark capsized rowboat & the 2 men were drowned PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Right shin, calf and sole of foot lacerated
1 incident
Left foot acerated
1 incident
Right thigh & calf lacerated
1 incident
Swept out to sea by strong currents, his remains found in a 5.5m shark caught off Barber’s Point
1 incident
FATAL (Wire netting installed at local beaches after this incident.)
1 incident
"Mysteriously disappeared" His body was found in an 18', 750-lb shark caught at Barber's Point on 01-Sep-1931
1 incident
No injury to occupants. Shark chasing fish struck boat
1 incident
FATAL, right leg bitten
1 incident
FATAL, "rescuers saw shark trying to drag him under by the leg"
1 incident
Multiple injuries
1 incident
Tip of finger amputated PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupants; oar & rudder bitten
1 incident
FATAL, left thigh severely bitten
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark crushed boat
1 incident
Finger lacerated, PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Thigh, kneecap & lower leg badly lacerated
1 incident
Severe bump & few superficial wounds
1 incident
FATAL, thereafter canoes were used to carry the mail
1 incident
Bumped by shark, legs abraded
1 incident
No injury to occupants; shark seized gunwale & tried to overturn boat
1 incident
Lacerations to foot & ankle
1 incident
Right arm & leg bitten, arm & leg surgically amputated
1 incident
Arm lacerated from shoulder to wrist
1 incident
No injury but shark damaged boat
1 incident
Remains of drowning victim recovered from 250-lb female "blue fin" shark
1 incident
No injury to diver but shark left 3 toothmarks in his helmet
1 incident
Arm & chest injured
1 incident
Laceration to thigh from trapped shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
remains of one of the crew found in shark
1 incident
Torso & arm bitten
1 incident
Five men were said to have been killed by sharks
1 incident
FATAL, left arm severed above elbow, lacerations on chest, right thumb severed, left thigh lacerated to bone, abrasions
1 incident
Recovered at Thursday Island Hospital
1 incident
Superficial lacerations on right leg
1 incident
Injuries to chest & arm
1 incident
11 of her crew perished, most, possibly all, deaths were due to drowning
1 incident
Shark attacked his boat, threatening to capsize it. He jumped overboard & shark bit his arm. He knifed & killed shark. Later his arm was surgically amputated
1 incident
Arm injured when sharks rammed his boat
1 incident
FATAL, severe injuries to both legs
1 incident
Right leg severed below knee
1 incident
Body of woman recovered from 15' shark
1 incident
Injuries to both legs, buttocks, back, lower abdomen & chest
1 incident
Lacerations to right wrist
1 incident
Right calf severely bitten by shark caught in the net PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Right sole & toes lacerated
1 incident
FATAL, both thighs lacerated, right foot, fingers and knee abraded, died of sepsis
1 incident
No injury, shark pushed canoe from jetty to a point 100 m away
1 incident
FATAL, right thigh bitten, femoral artery severed
1 incident
FATAL, right buttock lacerated, left arm severed above elbow, right forearm severed by shark, both arms surgically amputated
1 incident
One was bitten on the leg, the other on the arm
1 incident
FATAL, right thigh & hip bitten
1 incident
Later found to be fiction, never happened
1 incident
Bitten below the knee
1 incident
Thigh lacerated by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
“Put hand through hatch, shark nearly bit off thumb”
1 incident
Injuries to arm
1 incident
Fishermen were cut & bruised by netted, harpooned and gaffed sharks PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark bit keel
1 incident
FATAL, multiple injuries including evisceration, 3 fractures of right arm, 5 fingers & leg severed below knee
1 incident
Thumb & coat sleeve recovered from shark's gut
1 incident
Injuries to chest
1 incident
No injury, shark approached the boat, he hit it with and oar and fell into the sea PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Tissue of left leg stripped from knee to ankle
1 incident
Lacerations to right leg
1 incident
FATAL, right hand severed, large lacerations on thigh
1 incident
Right leg severely lacerated. Surgically amputated
1 incident
Right leg & hand severely lacerated
1 incident
Body not recovered
1 incident
FATAL, presumed taken by shark/s
1 incident
Tissue of right thigh removed to the bone, both thumbs & some fingers severed
1 incident
FATAL, leg bitten
1 incident
40 people perished
1 incident
Of 1256 on board, 295 perished, some were taken by sharks
1 incident
No injury to man or horse
1 incident
Leg bitten. He survived
1 incident
No injury to occupants, boat was bumped & lifted 2' out of the water by the shark
1 incident
55 perished, some were taken by sharks
1 incident
Extensive injuries to left leg
1 incident
Right buttock & thigh bitten, thumb removed
1 incident
Sharks’s jaws snapped shut, lacerating his right hand PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, but trouser leg shredded by shark
1 incident
Severely bitten by shark caught 30 minutes earlier PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Both thighs lacerated
1 incident
FATAL, leg bitten from thigh to ankle
1 incident
FATAL, shoulder bitten
1 incident
FATAL, abdomen bitten
1 incident
3" laceration to leg
1 incident
Of 104 people in the water, only 20 survived. 84 people were lost, many to sharks. Sharks 2 pulled crew off life rafts
1 incident
Leg & hand lacerated and dog bitten
1 incident
FATAL, gave sudden shriek & disappeared, body found in shark caught off Kahuka
1 incident
When taken back on board 2 hours later both legs were bleeding from shark bites
1 incident
Right leg bitten thigh to heel
1 incident
Struck on head by shark’s tail, knocked unconscious & deep gash in head PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, femoral artery severed
1 incident
FATAL, thigh & torso bitten, then shark charged rescue boat
1 incident
Laceration across abdomen
1 incident
Both calves lacerated
1 incident
No injury but shark lifted boat out of the water
1 incident
Multiple lacerations on both thighs, right buttock and hip
1 incident
Human arm found in shark
1 incident
Right arm nearly severed at shoulder, left wrist lacerated
1 incident
Left thigh bitten, leg surgically amputated
1 incident
FATAL, right forearm severed, lacerations from buttocks to heel L
1 incident
Injuries, if any, unknown, but afterwards diver stunned shark with iron bar
1 incident
Both arms bitten, surgically amputated
1 incident
Abrasions PROVOKED ATTACK
1 incident
Left knee & leg bitten. (Tooth fragment recovered from kneecap)
1 incident
Arms broken by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury, shark tore hole in the side of the boat
1 incident
Netted shark made a5-inch incision above the knee PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, partial remains recovered
1 incident
Reported to have had "2 fights with sharks" before being rescued by the British freighter Dorsetafter 23 hours in the water
1 incident
Left arm severed, leg bitten
1 incident
Legs severely bitten, surgically amputated
1 incident
FATAL, right thigh severely bitten, left arm lacerated
1 incident
FATAL, disappeared, thought to have been taken by a shark
1 incident
FATAL, disappeared, partial remains of Selim was found, there was no trace of Dea Opre
1 incident
He failed to return, his body was recovered 11/9/1922; chest & abdomen had been bitten by shark/s
1 incident
Arm severed, but survived
1 incident
Puncture wounds to left leg
1 incident
FATAL, taken by shark. Two other men drowned, only 1 man survived
1 incident
Minor puncture wounds to foot
1 incident
Right calf, right side of abdomen & left wrist & hand bitten
1 incident
FATAL, back of thigh bitten
1 incident
Although this incident is listed elsewhere as a shark attack, the account of the disaster suggests the 4 who perished probably drowned. Five people survived
1 incident
No injury to occupant Shark struck boat
1 incident
FATAL, abdomen severely bitten. Airplane summoned from Corregidor & injured man was lashed to wing, but he died
1 incident
FATAL, hip & thigh bitten with tissue removed, including bone
1 incident
FATAL, severe injuries to torso
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark splintered stern
1 incident
FATAL, arm severed, thigh severely bitten
1 incident
Abdomen & thigh bitten
1 incident
FATAL, right leg severed at thigh
1 incident
FATAL, right hand severed, lacerations on left thigh & left hand, died in hospital of gas gangrene
1 incident
Disappeared whiile swimming alone, body parts recovered, but shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed
1 incident
FATAL, both arms & shoulder bitten
1 incident
Small laceration on left thigh & swim costume torn
1 incident
FATAL, disappeared, then his shark-bitten remains washed ashore
1 incident
FATAL, disappeared, body not recovered
1 incident
Right hip, buttock, elbow, arm & wrist bitten
1 incident
Lacerations to right arm & chest
1 incident
Left thigh bitten, FATAL
1 incident
Leg bitten by shark he was attempting to capture PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, abdomen severely lacerated, taken by seaplane to hospital in Corrigedor but died
1 incident
Buttons & shoes found in shark caught in fish trap
1 incident
Lacerations to leg & hand
1 incident
FATAL, large wound on thigh
1 incident
Minor injuries to leg, hand & fingers
1 incident
Severe lacerations to right shoulder & arm
1 incident
Knee & thigh bitten
1 incident
No injury to occupants, but shark struck boat with such force that Chandler was flung overboard. PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Tossed in air by shark, sustained abrasions
1 incident
Leg bitten. FATAL
1 incident
Thigh & buttocks bitten. Not known if he survived.
1 incident
FATAL, left leg & calf bitten, leg surgically amputated
1 incident
FATAL, 6 men were taken by sharks as they neared the beach, 1 survived
1 incident
Left foot bitten & abraded
1 incident
Multiple injuries, left leg surgically amputated at knee
1 incident
FATAL, thigh bitten, leg amputated
1 incident
FATAL, "men snatched from rafts by sharks"
1 incident
Severe laceration to arm, necessitating surgical amputation at the elbow
1 incident
Arm severely lacerated by shark that had been hooked and shot PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, only 1 survivor
1 incident
FATAL, abdominal cavity removed
1 incident
Bitten by shark, but repelled it with his 'skandalopetra'
1 incident
FATAL, right arm severed, chest punctured
1 incident
Leg nipped by shark
1 incident
"Severely bitten"
1 incident
FATAL, leg severely bitten, surgically amputated PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Left calf severely bitten & became septic but he survived
1 incident
No attack, no injury
1 incident
FATAL, legs & torso bitten
1 incident
FATAL. When the survivors were rescued next day they were clubbing sharks with oars. "Sharks were so thick that it was difficult to row"
1 incident
FATAL, left leg bitten
1 incident
Leg bitten by shark hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Minor lacerations to heel
1 incident
Arm severed, lacerations to thigh
1 incident
Severe bite to arm
1 incident
Severe lacerations to feet & ankles
1 incident
Shoulder bitten. Hana, one of the rescuers, fended shark off with an oar, then shark bit oar in two
1 incident
Fatal, drowning or scavenging
1 incident
No injury, shark grabbed clothes
1 incident
PROVOKED INCIDENT Legs severed by shark entangled in his net
1 incident
No injury, shark nudged raft and circled for 2 hrs.
1 incident
No injury, shark bit paddle and stern of boat
1 incident
PROVOKED INCIDENT Lacerations to right hand by hooked shark
1 incident
His remains were recovered from a shark 3 years after his disappearance - Probable drowning / scavenging
1 incident
Lacerations to arms
1 incident
No injury to occupants but hull splintered by harpooned shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Calf severely bitten; leg surgically amputated
1 incident
Major injuries but survived
1 incident
Badly bitten by a shark dragged onboard PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Man's leg recovered from 800-lb shark
1 incident
Female foot recovered from shark
1 incident
Human casualties
1 incident
Forefinger of right hand bitten by a "dead" shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Lacerations to thigh by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Head, neck & left shoulder bitten
1 incident
"Slight laceration to leg"
1 incident
No injury, shark nipped diving suit after he prodded the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Left calf & heel bitten
1 incident
Left shoulder & both legs bitten
1 incident
Thigh & lower abdomen severely bitten
1 incident
Cause of death undetermined. 3.6 m [11'9"] shark seen carrying body. Next day, shark was killed & Antoine's entire body was found in its gut.
1 incident
Left arm & thigh bitten
1 incident
Hooked shark bit his leg, knee to ankle PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, partial remains recovered
1 incident
Bitten on left leg by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Minor injury to feet
1 incident
Right hand severely bitten by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, 3 passengers & 14 crew taken by sharks, captain, 1 passenger & 2 crew survived
1 incident
Presumed drowned & bodies taken by sharks
1 incident
Shoulder, back & leg bitten
1 incident
Body bitten by shark/s, but death may have been due to drowning
1 incident
Calf removed, not known if he survived
1 incident
3 fingers bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, 101 people perished, including commander, Joseph Couailhac. Iit was reported that a “shoal of sharks circled passengers in the water and dragged scores of people to their deaths” Of the 61 survivors, many were injured by sharks
1 incident
Abrasion to leg from netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Hip & thigh lacerated
1 incident
Remains of soldier in uniform. Probable drowning & scavenging
1 incident
FATAL, only his legs, still in sea-boots, were recovered
1 incident
Shark knocked him down after he grabbed it by the tail. No injury. PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Search party saw a large shark devour what appeared to be part of her body
1 incident
3 unidentified bodies recovered (male, female & young girl) from gut of female 4.5 m [14'9"] white shark caught in fishing net. They may have drowned in tidal wave following earthquake
1 incident
Human remains recovered but shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed
1 incident
FATAL, lost a leg
1 incident
Remains of 3 humans recovered from shark, but shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed
1 incident
FATAL, "pulled below the surface'
1 incident
3 of thel 5 were injured, one of whom lost both hands
1 incident
2 of the 5 fishermen were so seriously injured they died of their wounds
1 incident
Lacerations to left arm from shoulder to wrist
1 incident
No attack, no injury
1 incident
Arm severed at elbow, surgically amputated at shoulder
1 incident
"Struck across loins" but no injury. According to witnesses, incident involved a bottlenose dolphin.
1 incident
Abrasion to chest
1 incident
Slight injuries to left knee & calf
1 incident
3 fingers & thigh lacerated, foot crushed
1 incident
FATAL, shark bit his side, nearly cutting him in two
1 incident
FATAL, Fell overboard and were killed by shark
1 incident
FATAL, leg severely bitten
1 incident
Thumb & index finger of left hand severed
1 incident
PROVOKED INCIDENT No injury; shirt torn by gaffed shark
1 incident
Leg severed. Injury originally thought due to boat's propeller
1 incident
Sanna may have drowned; his hand (identified by ring on finger) found in a shark at the market
1 incident
Finger severed by shark he had shot & stabbed PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Cause of death may have been downing
1 incident
Shark involvement prior to death was not determined
1 incident
FATAL, hips & thigh bitten
1 incident
FATAL, left torso, buttocks, thigh & foot bitten
1 incident
"Bad wound in the leg" - 7-ft shark caught in the bath same day
1 incident
FATAL. Shark involvement suspected but not confirmed
1 incident
Lacerations to leg from hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Probable drowning & scavenging.
1 incident
3 toes of right foot were severed
1 incident
Body not recovered FATAL
1 incident
Body recovered from shark, probable drowning and scavenging
1 incident
Lacerations to back & right leg
1 incident
FATAL, thigh bitten, femoral artery severed
1 incident
Righ thigh severely bitten
1 incident
Reported to have been killed by a shark but 2 years later he was found very much alive
1 incident
No injury, shark bumped skiff
1 incident
FATAL, left leg severed below knee, right leg severed above knee by a second shark
1 incident
FATAL, shark pulled them off hull of boat
1 incident
FATAL x 4. Afterwards metal mesh nets were installed
1 incident
FATAL, disappeared, then shark caught with head and body of man, from waist down minus leg, in its gut
1 incident
Lacerations to right arm & shoulder
1 incident
Right leg bitten, surgically amputated
1 incident
Jumped off cliff
1 incident
FATAL, remains (foot) recovered from shark 2 days later
1 incident
Severe laceration to hand
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark grabbed anchor rope & towed boat
1 incident
FATAL, both arms severed
1 incident
Face & arms injured by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Shark bit his left arm after he grabbed its tail PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
"Nose hanging by a threat, prints of shark's teeth over entire right cheek"
1 incident
Bitten on hand and thigh
1 incident
No injury, hooked shark bit tousers. PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Possible drowning & scavenging. Remains were recovered from a 15' shark's gut
1 incident
Lacerations to torso & thigh
1 incident
FATAL, bitten on arms, chest & legs
1 incident
Right leg bitten & foot severed, right arm bitten, bones fractured & nearly severed FATAL
1 incident
Left thigh stripped of flesh 4" above the knee
1 incident
FATAL, legs severed
1 incident
Bathing suit torn & "imprints of the shark's teeth on his body"
1 incident
Left hand lacerated
1 incident
Believed drowned. Uhlbrecht’s foot, and the pelvis & femur of another person recovered in gut of tiger shark shark caught on 17-Aug-1900
1 incident
No injury to occupants. They shot shark, then it capsized their skiff. PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Right posterior thigh bitten
1 incident
Severe abrasion when shark swam between his legs
1 incident
FATAL, Drowned or crushed when harpooned shark smashed their boat PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Back muscles torn away
1 incident
Forearm, wrist & hand bitten
1 incident
Multiple injuries from boated shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Drowning may mav preceded attack
1 incident
No injury to occupants. shark bit oar
1 incident
Lacerations to hand from shark trapped inside diving bell.
1 incident
"Cut up very badly"
1 incident
Reported fatal, but this is a questionable incident
1 incident
FATAL, severe injuries to both arms & legs, 3 limbs surgically amputed & died after 3 days
1 incident
FATAL, 7 survived but 6 were taken by sharks
1 incident
Hand lacerated, 2 fingers severed
1 incident
FATAL, 4 were killed by sharks, 1 survived
1 incident
Hooked shark bit his leg PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Lacerations to hand by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupants. Shark bit boat several times
1 incident
FATAL, left arm severed at elbow, right arm at wrist
1 incident
Lacerations to foot and calf
1 incident
No injury, hooked shark rammed boat & Ruark fell on its back PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL Thigh bitten
1 incident
FATAL, right arm lacerated
1 incident
No injury to occupants of boat
1 incident
Left leg bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
"Lost his arm"
1 incident
Laceration to calf PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
"Painfully injured" but no details
1 incident
No injury; no attack
1 incident
One leg severed by the shark, the other surgically amputated
1 incident
Fatal, probable drowning
1 incident
FATAL.Tossed overboard to sharks by Rodrigue brothers who were later executed in Manila
1 incident
Abrasions to left leg
1 incident
FATAL, leg severed
1 incident
6 or 8 of the would-be rescuers were shot & the rest were killed by sharks
1 incident
Lacerations to calf by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL Bitten in two by shark that he molested with a knife. Buried at Batu Island. PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL. Of 38 people in the water, 8 were killed by sharks & 1 man's leg was severed
1 incident
Survived, PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupants. Hooked shark damaged boat PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Severe lacerations to left arm.
1 incident
Both legs severed
1 incident
Severe lacerations to foot
1 incident
Forensic evidence indicated death resulted from drowning, his body was subsequently scavenged by a shark
1 incident
FATAL, 2 men were lost, presumed taken by the shark
1 incident
FATAL, leg bitten, foot partly severed
1 incident
Human remains found in 4m, 900 kg shark
1 incident
Speculated that he was taken by a shark but most likely drowned
1 incident
FATAL, calf bitten
1 incident
No injury to occupants. Gaffed shark capsized boat PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury to occupants. Shark beat away with oar
1 incident
Human remains recovered from a 10' to 12' shark caught in a turtle net
1 incident
FATAL, only 1 of her crew of 7 survived
1 incident
Human remains & clothing found in 7' shark
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark holed boat
1 incident
Shark bit boat, but no injury to occupant who swam ashore
1 incident
Lacerations to thorax and hands
1 incident
Shoes & human remains found in a shark
1 incident
Harpooned shark, bit boat, causing it to ship water. Boat reached shore in sinking condition PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, flesh removed hip to knee, calf & heel bitten
1 incident
Shark attacked boat, shark killed & towed to shore
1 incident
No injury, sharks ripped net & bit boat PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
No injury. They were chased by three sharks, one of which rammed their boat
1 incident
12-inch laceration to right calf
1 incident
The body of one woman had been bitten by a shark but it is not known if she was alive at the time, the other woman disappeared
1 incident
Left leg severed. Probably confusion with GSAF 1886.01.28
1 incident
His body was found in a tiger shark; next day other human remains found in sharks at Berry's Bay
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark shook boat "stem to stern"
1 incident
Chest & buttocks bitten, left leg severed at knee
1 incident
FATAL. Partial remains washed ashore the next day
1 incident
No injury to occupant, shark bit off section of the boat's rudder
1 incident
Laceration to torso
1 incident
No injury to occupant, rammed oar in shark's mouth and it bit the oar
1 incident
Cause of death most likely drowning, remains recovered in shark
1 incident
FATAL Leg severed by harpooned shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Unclear if he sustained any injury from the 7' shark
1 incident
Leg injured by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
FATAL, remains recovered from 2 sharks
1 incident
Body found with arm severed by shark, but shark involvement prior to death was uncomfirmed
1 incident
Hand severely nipped PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Sole of foot bitten
1 incident
Lacerations to elbows & knees
1 incident
FATAL Torso bitten
1 incident
FATAL Thigh bitten
1 incident
No injury, sack rammed by shark & shark harassed him when he surfaced
1 incident
Shark involvement suspected but not confirmed
1 incident
FATAL, possible post-mortem bites
1 incident
No injury, overalls ripped by shark
1 incident
"More than 20 persons severely bitten by sharks this year. Almost all were fatal"
1 incident
Feet bitten, surgically amputated FATAL
1 incident
Disappeared, thought to have murdered or drowned or taken by a sharks after entrails washed ashore
1 incident
Legs severed FATAL
1 incident
Shark bit stern, no injury to occupant
1 incident
Left hand severed, arm & right calf injured
1 incident
Hands, forearm & left thigh lacerated, radial artery severed
1 incident
Human remains recovered from a 15' shark, probable scavenging
1 incident
FATAL, left forearm & hand bitten, brachial artery severed, died of secondary hemorrhage 11 days later
1 incident
FATAL, right leg severed at mid-thigh, femur severed
1 incident
Arm & leg severed, survived
1 incident
No injuries to occupants, Hooked shark bit boat PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Severely bitten on heel, 20 others taken by sharks
1 incident
Partial remains found in shark
1 incident
Du Val's leg was bitten but he survived
1 incident
FATAL, 2 of the crew were killed by sharks
1 incident
"Fearfully injured"
1 incident
FATAL, shark removed large part of his hip
1 incident
Leg severely bitten & later surgically amputated
1 incident
No injury, pulled overboard by a shark that grabbed his coat
1 incident
Partial human remains found in 13' shark
1 incident
Fingers injured by landed shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
3 ribs broken by shark's tail
1 incident
Thigh severely bitten, femur exposed
1 incident
Severe bite to hand
1 incident
Although his body was bitten by a shark/s, bruises on his neck & face suggested foul play & a shipmate taken into custody but no charges made
1 incident
Thigh severely bitten, femur exposed & grooved
1 incident
FATAL, rescued by man on horseback, but died on the beach
1 incident
"Severely bitten" but survived
1 incident
FATAL, "his side was bitten"
1 incident
Foot severed at ankle
1 incident
Press reported that a 3 m shark was caught with human remains in its gut, but remains were those of a porpoise according to medical examiner
1 incident
Forehead bitten
1 incident
Shark damaged boat, but no injury to occupants
1 incident
Shark and boat collided. No injury to occupants
1 incident
Thumb & thigh lacerated
1 incident
Lacerations to groin
1 incident
Shark bit & tipped the dory
1 incident
2 people out of +70 survived, one of whom was bitten by sharks
1 incident
Thigh severely bitten
1 incident
Leg severely bitten by netted shark. Lower leg surgically amputated PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Legs severed bitten, later surgically amputated
1 incident
No injury, but according to Fosdyk, captain & crew were killed by sharks
1 incident
Thigh bitten, shark teeth embedded in canoe
1 incident
Human remains recovered from 11' shark
1 incident
Severe laceration to thigh
1 incident
FATAL, left thigh & buttock bitten, died of pneumonia 7 weeks later
1 incident
FATAL, "caught by legs"
1 incident
Foot bitten & toe severed
1 incident
Left arm bitten, developed gangrene, surgically amputated
1 incident
Right foot & leg bitten, surgically amputated
1 incident
4 irregular lacerated wounds on right arm
1 incident
3 lacerated irregular wounds on anterior left thigh
1 incident
Shark bit canoe in half & bit man. Note: There is an earlier story of FATAL shark attack in same river
1 incident
FATAL, upper left thigh, groin & buttocks severely bitten, leg surgically amputated at the hip
1 incident
No injury to occupants, shark's teeth embedded in keel
1 incident
No injury, shark bit oar of customs boat
1 incident
FATAL, pulled off float by shark, body not recovered
1 incident
FATAL: Boat capsized, sharks took fishermen
1 incident
No injury to pilot, oar bitten
1 incident
Knee bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Leg bitten 3 times
1 incident
Minor injury to hip
1 incident
FATAL "Most of leg torn away . . . Buried on Island of DeLoss on the west coast of Africa"
1 incident
Thrown into the air & bruised
1 incident
Hand severed by noosed shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Lacerations to right torso & ankle
1 incident
3.2 m [10.5'] shark caught 9 days later contained human remains thought to be those of Canham
1 incident
Right thigh and left foot severely bitten
1 incident
Possible drowning and scavenging
1 incident
"Very severe wounds"
1 incident
"Severely bitten but recovered"
1 incident
FATAL Foot & leg bitten
1 incident
Thought to have been taken by a shark/s. Bodies not recovered
1 incident
Thought to have been taken by a shark/s. Body not recovered
1 incident
Severe bite to thigh. Not known if he survived
1 incident
No injury & although reported as an attack, it was simply an encounter
1 incident
No injury. Copper breastplate & harness bitten
1 incident
No injury, copper breastplate punctured
1 incident
His gold watch was later found in a shark but death may have been due to drowning
1 incident
Foot bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT
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Death preceded shark involvement
1 incident
FATAL. All of the women & children on board survived, but many of the 445 men that perished were taken by sharks
1 incident
FATAL, posterior thigh bared to femur, kneecap lacerated
1 incident
3 toes severed
1 incident
Torso bitten but may have been postmortem
1 incident
Human remains recovered from 4.9 m shark
1 incident
Shark struck him with its tail
1 incident
Head & arm bitten
1 incident
Foot severed at ankle joint
1 incident
Disappeared, thought to have been taken by a shark
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Lacerations to leg PROVOKED INCIDENT
1 incident
Arms & legs severed
1 incident
No injury to occupant, shark seized stern post
1 incident
"Drowned, 2 days later his head was bitten off by a shark"
1 incident
Right foot bittten
1 incident
FATAL Injured by shark, died of tetanus
1 incident
7.6 m [25'] shark caught contained human remains
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Shark caught, contained human remains
1 incident
No details, it was the year the first settlers came ashore in Holdfast Bay, Port Pirie
1 incident
"Savagely bitten" but apparently survived
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Drowned, no shark involvement
1 incident
Both hands severed
1 incident
Left arm severed 2.5" from elbow, groin, abdomen, right forearm & hand lacerated, flesh removed from thigh, baring femur. Both arms surgically amputated: left arm above elbow, right arm above wrist. Survived
1 incident
The boy's foot was bitten
1 incident
Davis' leg was severed
1 incident
Remains of the men were recovered from a +17-foot shark
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Arms severed, but he survived
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No injury / No attack
1 incident
Both legs injured
1 incident
Shark scavenged on the dead sailors
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human remains (male) found in shark’s gut
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Shark knocked him down & tore clothing of the rescuer
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FATAL, all onboard were killed by sharks
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No injury to occupants, shark bit oar and rudder
1 incident
Human remains recovered from shark
1 incident
Many of the crew were taken by sharks
1 incident
FATAL, buttock lacerated
1 incident
"He was taken up alive and but little injured."
1 incident
Right leg severed at knee. In 1796 he became Lord Mayor of London. In 1778 he commissioned American artist, John Singleton Copley, to paint the incident: Watson and the Shark
1 incident
Partial hominid remains recovered from shark, probable drowning and scavenging
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Struck on thigh
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FATAL, partial remains recovered from shark’s gut
1 incident
Hand and foot severely bitten, surgically amputated
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Leg severed mid-thigh, hand severed, arm above elbow and part of buttocks. Not known if he survived
1 incident
FATAL. "Shark tore him to pieces.
1 incident