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CaseNumber Year Type Country Activity Name Sex Age Injury Fatal
1960.10.00.e 1960 Unprovoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA Collecting shells M 26 Injuries to leg & foot N
1960.10.02 1960 AUSTRALIA Fishing B. Hooper M 24 Swept off rocks & presumed to have drowned, shark seen in area N
1960.11.00.c 1960 Provoked NEW GUINEA Fisheries trainee M Left wrist bitten by netted shark placed in bottom of dinghy PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1960.11.06 1960 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Spearfishing, speared fish retreated to cave where shark grabbed his arm Don Morrissey M 24 Scratches on right upper arm N
1960.11.11 1960 Provoked AUSTRALIA Chasing shark out of bathing area while riding on a surf-ski Ken OíConnell M 17 Shark knocked him off surf-ski, he inhaled water & had to be resuscitated PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1960.11.27 1960 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming Harry Bicknell M 41 Right shoulder lacerated N
1960.12.20 1960 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Fishing, when line became snagged on rock & he dived into water to free it Lester McDougall M 33 Left thigh lacerated N
1960.12.27.a. 1960 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Mrs. Despo Snow-Christensen F 27 Shark brushed past, minor injuries if any N
1890.05.14 1890 SOUTH AFRICA Joseph Lundy M Forensic evidence indicated death resulted from drowning, his body was subsequently scavenged by a shark Y
1935.01.21.R 1935 ISRAEL human remains washed ahore Y
1700.00.00.b 1700 Unprovoked FRANCE Bathing seaman M Leg severed N
1703.03.26 1703 Unprovoked BARBADOS Swimming Samuel Jennings, a deserter from the British frigate Milford M 19 Hand and foot severely bitten, surgically amputated N
1749.00.00 1749 Unprovoked CUBA Swimming Brook Watson M 14 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 N
1758.00.00 1758 Unprovoked MEDITERRANEAN SEA Fell overboard from a frigate & was swallowed by a shark. The captain fired a gun at the shark, and "the creature cast the man out of his throat." sailor M "He was taken up alive and but little injured." N
1767.00.00 1767 FRANCE Bathing Samuel Matthews M Lacerations to arm & leg N
1788.05.10 1788 Boating AUSTRALIA Fishing boat No injury to occupants, shark bit oar and rudder N
1803.03.00 1803 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA M. Lefevre & a sailor (rescuer) M Shark knocked him down & tore clothing of the rescuer N
1803.05.17 1803 USA Sea Disaster Captain Jones M No injury N
1804.02.26.R 1804 Boating AUSTRALIA boat No injury to occupants N
1807.01.12 1807 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA male M Survived N
1812.07.00 1812 Unprovoked ENGLAND Swimming soldier from the Lancashire militia M Both legs injured N
1817.02.22 1817 Unprovoked SRI LANKA Conch diver male M Abdomen bitten N
1819.07.08.R 1819 SPAIN male M No injury / No attack N
1825.00.00 1825 AUSTRALIA Nelson M Arms severed, but he survived N
1826.12.00 1826 Unprovoked BRAZIL a seaman from the ship Beverly M Leg severed N
1827.06.00.a 1827 Unprovoked SIERRA LEONE Swimming William Davis, of the ship Thomas Gelston M Davis' leg was severed N
1827.06.00.b 1827 Unprovoked SIERRA LEONE Swimming A boy, one of the crew of the ship Thomas Gelston M The boy's foot was bitten N
1828.09.28 1828 Unprovoked SIERRA LEONE British ship, Britannia, was loading lumber. He was bathing Thomas Corrigle, an apprentice from the ship M 17 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 N
1829.07.03.R 1829 Unprovoked SIERRA LEONE Thomas Cargill M Both hands severed N
1832.01.23.R 1832 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing male M Laceration to leg N
1832.06.04 1832 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Fishing Aboriginal female F Leg severed N
1835.01.06 1835 Unprovoked TASMAN SEA Hooking into a whale male M "Savagely bitten" but apparently survived N
1837.09.03 1837 Unprovoked USA Bathing a young boy from the Plymouth M Right foot bittten N
1839.00.00.a 1839 Unprovoked FIJI Joeli Bulu, missionary M 29 Survived N
1840.02.00 1840 Boating AUSTRALIA Sailing A dinghy No injury to occupant, shark seized stern post N
1840.09.18.R 1840 Unprovoked FIJI male M Arms & legs severed N
1842.00.00.a 1842 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Unknown, but it was said to be the "First known attack in Sydney Harbour" male M Recovered N
1842.07.06 1842 Provoked USA Harassing a shark male Lacerations to leg PROVOKED INCIDENT n
1845.09.16.R 1845 Unprovoked ENGLAND a school teacher M Leg severed N
1847.00.00.a 1847 Unprovoked USA Boating adult M Hand severed N
1847.00.00.c 1847 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA a native Foot severed at ankle joint N
1847.03.11 1847 Sea Disaster AUSTRALIA Wreck of the Sovereign Spicer M Foot severed N
1847.11.30 1847 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming James Stewart M Thigh & calf bitten N
1848.07.00 1848 Unprovoked ENGLAND Standing male M Shark struck him with its tail N
1848.08.31 1848 Unprovoked USA Swimming male M 15 Left leg severely bitten N
1851.00.00 1851 Unprovoked USA Hard hat diving William Cortigan M 3 toes severed N
1852.10.23.R 1852 Provoked PACIFIC OCEAN Fishing William Stannard M Foot bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1853.00.00.c 1853 Unprovoked USA Hard hat diving Mark Dare M No injury, copper breastplate punctured N
1853.09.28 1853 Unprovoked USA Commercial Salvage Diving Alfetto M No injury. Copper breastplate & harness bitten N
1853.11.08 1853 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming John Peters M Leg bitten N
1854.04.08.R 1854 Unprovoked GREECE Swimming Hanson M Leg severed at knee N
1855.00.00 1855 AUSTRALIA Swimming C.T. Clark M No injury & although reported as an attack, it was simply an encounter N
1855.09.30 1855 Sea Disaster USA ship William Penn grounded & broke apart sailor M Foot bitten N
1860.04.00.b 1860 Unprovoked NEW ZEALAND Swimming H. Cook M Leg bitten, surgically amputated N
1860.08.01 1860 Unprovoked USA Swimming Jerry Duke M Toe severed N
1860.12.26 1860 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing M Lacerations to leg N
1861.01.15.R 1861 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing Dr. Lucas M Lacerations to fingers N
1861.03.00 1861 Unprovoked NEW ZEALAND Bathing a soldier M "Severely bitten but recovered" N
1861.09.25.R 1861 Unprovoked CUBA Deserting the bark Nazarene Caughlin (A.K.A. James Dilano) M Lacerations N
1862.00.00.b 1862 Unprovoked USA A chiefess F Ankle bitten N
1862.05.05 1862 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Bathing Mr. Cummings M Lacerations N
1862.06.03 1862 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA male M "Very severe wounds" N
1862.08.15.R 1862 Unprovoked SPAIN Bathing The widowed Marchioness of Lendinez F Survived N
1862.12.22 1862 Unprovoked NEW ZEALAND Swimming Thomas Cooke M 28 Right thigh and left foot severely bitten N
1863.03.05 1863 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Floating on back William Thorn M Lacerations to right torso & ankle N
1863.09.13.R 1863 Unprovoked USA Bathing male M Thrown into the air & bruised N
1864.01.02 1864 Unprovoked NEW ZEALAND Standing / Bathing Mr. Kelsall M Minor injury to hip N
1864.08.12 1864 Unprovoked USA Swimming Henry Brice M 13 Left thigh severely bitten N
1864.09.00 1864 Unprovoked SCOTLAND Mr. Ballard M Leg bitten 3 times N
1864.09.18.R 1864 Provoked FRANCE Dragging a shark fisherman M Knee bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1865.00.00 1865 Boating AUSTRALIA Boarding a ship R.H. Barrett, pilot holding steering oar of whaleboat No injury to pilot, oar bitten N
1865.09.02 1865 Unprovoked USA Swimming alongside the schooner Catherine Wilcox Peter Johnson M 17 Multiple lacerations N
1868.00.00.a 1868 Unprovoked NEW ZEALAND Bathing close inshore Cook M Thigh bitten N
1868.01.04.R 1868 Sea Disaster AUSTRALIA Fishing boat, occupants: John Griffiths & Thomas Johnson No injury to occupants, shark's teeth embedded in keel N
1869.04.15.R 1869 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Net fishing Joseph Simms M Foot bitten N
1870.00.00 1870 AUSTRALIA Canoeing Sub Lieut. Bowyer of H.M.S. Chile M Shark bit canoe in half & bit man. Note: There is an earlier story of FATAL shark attack in same river N
1870.01.09 1870 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing John Saunders M 17 Right thigh bitten N
1870.05.11 1870 Unprovoked INDIA Bathing male, a Hindu confectioner M 40 3 lacerated irregular wounds on anterior left thigh N
1870.05.18 1870 Unprovoked INDIA Bathing H.E.S., a Hindu trader M 39 4 irregular lacerated wounds on right arm N
1870.05.26.R 1870 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Fishing Master Lacy M 13 bite to lower leg N
1870.06.01 1870 Unprovoked INDIA Bathing / standing B., "an Ooryah coolie" M 40 Right foot & leg bitten, surgically amputated N
1870.06.19 1870 Unprovoked INDIA Bathing male, a Hindu shopkeeper M 40 Left arm bitten, developed gangrene, surgically amputated N
1870.07.27 1870 Unprovoked USA Bathing Giles Gordon M Foot bitten & toe severed N
1871.00.00.a 1871 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Fishing 2 males, aborigines M Feet grabbed N
1871.00.00.b 1871 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA male M Survived N
1871.05.22.R 1871 Unprovoked SRI LANKA Bathing An officer from H.M. Forte M Severe laceration to thigh N
1871.08.00 1871 Provoked USA Shark fishing M Hand injured PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1871.08.29.R 1871 Unprovoked USA Fishing male M Limbs severed N
1871.12.11.R 1871 AUSTRALIA male M Human remains recovered from 11' shark N
1872.00.00 1872 Sea Disaster SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN Adrift on a raft an Italian fisherman M Leg bitten N
1872.04.03.R 1872 Unprovoked USA Canoeing Kaholo M Thigh bitten, shark teeth embedded in canoe N
1872.11.24 1872 AZORES Abel Fosdyk (who claimed to be sole survivor from the Mary Celeste) M No injury, but according to Fosdyk, captain & crew were killed by sharks N
1873.00.00 1873 Unprovoked CUBA Swimming / escaping imprisonment Franz Mayer M 27 Legs severed bitten, later surgically amputated N
1873.01.09.R 1873 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing young aboriginal male M Survived N
1873.07.28 1873 Provoked USA Fishing (Seining) James Green M Leg severely bitten by netted shark. Lower leg surgically amputated PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1874.01.09 1874 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing Thomas Thompson M Thigh severely bitten N
1874.04.20.R 1874 Boating CANADA Fishing A dory: occupants : 2 men M Shark bit & tipped the dory N
1874.06.15.a.R 1874 Unprovoked Salvaging a shipwreck M Heel bitten N
1874.07.15 1874 Unprovoked USA Bathing Mr. Keatly M Lacerations to groin N
1874.07.15.R 1874 Unprovoked USA Fishing a native fisherman M Thumb & thigh lacerated N
1874.07.23 1874 Boating FRANCE Fishing Shark and boat collided. No injury to occupants N
1874.11.14.R 1874 Boating CROATIA Fishing 2 occupants Shark damaged boat, but no injury to occupants N
1874.11.21 1874 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing "a lad" M Thigh bitten N
1875.01.20.R 1875 AUSTRALIA Bathing male M Forehead bitten, but shark involvement questionable N
1875.11.27.R 1875 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Fishing Aboriginal male M Foot severed at ankle N
1876.00.00.b 1876 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Pearl diving male, aboriginal diver M "Severely bitten" but survived N
1876.00.00.c 1876 Unprovoked ENGLAND male M Leg abraded N
1876.06.04.R 1876 Unprovoked USA Bathing Arthur E.. Boardman M Leg bitten N
1877.00.00 1877 Unprovoked INDIA Indian Thigh severely bitten, femur exposed & grooved N
1877.01.24.R 1877 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming female F Ankle injured N
1877.02.17.R 1877 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Fishing Gesoun Gentel M Severe bite to hand N
1877.03.11 1877 Unprovoked FIJI boy M 15 Thigh severely bitten, femur exposed N
1877.03.16 1877 Unprovoked ITALY Paddling Captain Paul Boyton M 3 ribs broken by shark's tail N
1877.04.04. 1877 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing Mitchell M Thigh & foot bitten N
1877.04.07 1877 Provoked AUSTRALIA John Smart M Fingers injured by landed shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1877.09.15 1877 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Fishing Mr. Coulthard M No injury, pulled overboard by a shark that grabbed his coat N
1877.12.15 1877 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing Albert Thomas Burless M 11 Leg severely bitten & later surgically amputated N
1878.03.30.R 1878 Unprovoked NEW GUINEA M "Fearfully injured" N
1878.09.02.b 1878 Sea Disaster SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN Boat with 5 men capsized while returning to the Amerique Antonio du Val M Du Val's leg was bitten but he survived N
1878.09.14.R 1878 Provoked USA Fishing Captain Pattison M Leg bitten by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1878.11.17 1878 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing Mr. Meares M Laceration to leg N
1879.07.03 1879 Unprovoked USA Bathing John Fry M No details N
1879.08.30.R 1879 Sea Disaster FIJI male + 20 M Severely bitten on heel, 20 others taken by sharks N
1879.09.22 1879 Provoked SPAIN Fishing No injuries to occupants, Hooked shark bit boat PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1879.11.10 1879 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming Goddard M Thigh bitten N
1880.00.00.a 1880 Unprovoked NEW ZEALAND male M Recovered N
1880.00.00.c 1880 Unprovoked SOLOMON ISLANDS boy M Arm & leg severed, survived N
1880.01.03 1880 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing Teresa Bonnell F 13 Lacerations to leg N
1880.01.22 1880 Boating AUSTRALIA Fishing boat, Occupants: William Smith & Thomas Martin No injury to occupants, shark rammed boat N
1880.05.14 1880 Unprovoked INDIA Bathing in river a widow F 60 Hands, forearm & left thigh lacerated, radial artery severed N
1880.05.15 1880 Unprovoked INDIA Sutto Cumar Mukerjea, a.k.a. Haboo M 20 Left hand severed, arm & right calf injured N
1880.07.25 1880 Boating USA Sailing Captain Aleck Robertson M Shark bit stern, no injury to occupant N
1881.00.00.a 1881 Boating ITALY Fishing on a boat male M Non-Fatal N
1881.06.25 1881 Unprovoked Bathing Father Hudson M Survived N
1881.08.12 1881 Unprovoked USA Swimming Jerry Lowney M No injury, overalls ripped by shark N
1881.11.13 1881 AUSTRALIA Swimming John Sullivan M Shark involvement suspected but not confirmed N
1882.00.00.a 1882 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA male M Survived N
1882.00.00.b 1882 Unprovoked USA During "an exhibition" he was tied in sack & thrown overboard John T. Clark M No injury, sack rammed by shark & shark harassed him when he surfaced N
1882.05.14 1882 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Fell overboard John Clare M Laceration to calf N
1882.09.00 1882 Unprovoked JAPAN Clinging to shipwrecked junk Japanese fisherman M Lacerations to elbows & knees N
1882.11.12.a 1882 Unprovoked NEW ZEALAND Bathing William Connerly M Lacerations to thigh N
1882.11.12.b 1882 Unprovoked NEW ZEALAND Bathing Arthur Evans M Sole of foot bitten N
1882.12.03 1882 Provoked NEW ZEALAND Restraining a beached shark Mr. Hill M Hand severely nipped PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1883.02.26.R 1883 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving male M Arm severed N
1883.07.05 1883 Provoked GEORGIA Fishing for sharks male M Leg injured by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1884.08.18 1884 USA Clamming Stephen Rylor M Unclear if he sustained any injury from the shark N
1884.08.28.R. 1884 Unprovoked USA Boating Edward Monroe M Hand bitten N
1885.03.28 1885 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Fishing boat, occupant: Mr. Anderson M No injury to occupant, rammed oar in shark's mouth and it bit the oar N
1885.04.09 1885 Unprovoked NEW ZEALAND Bathing Pahi M Lacerations to lower leg N
1885.07.26.b 1885 Sea Disaster USA Wreck of the schooner Pohoiki sailor M Laceration to torso N
1885.07.26.c 1885 Sea Disaster USA Wreck of the schooner Pohoiki sailor M Left arm severed N
1885.11.26 1885 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing A.Y. Glyde M Laceration to calf N
1885.11.26.R 1885 Boating AUSTRALIA boat, occupant John Bishop No injury to occupant, shark bit off section of the boat's rudder N
1886.00.00 1886 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Sailing male M Leg severed N
1886.01.26 1886 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving alongsidethe steamship Ranelagh John Byrne M Foot bitten N
1886.01.28 1886 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Diving off jetty Mr. Rodwell M Chest & buttocks bitten, left leg severed at knee N
1886.02.13.R 1886 Boating AUSTRALIA Fishing 20' boat; occupants: John Wright & a friend M No injury to occupants, shark shook boat "stem to stern" N
1886.03.06.R 1886 NEW ZEALAND Bathing Rodwell M Left leg severed. Probably confusion with GSAF 1886.01.28 N
1886.04.26 1886 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Oystering male M Wrist bitten N
1886.08.00.a 1886 Boating USA Clamming John Parker & Edward Matthews M No injury. They were chased by three sharks, one of which rammed their boat N
1886.08.00.b 1886 Provoked USA Netting menhaden, sharks caught in net Boat of Captain Forman White No injury, sharks ripped net & bit boat PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1886.08.00.c 1886 Boating USA boat, occupants: 4 men M Shark attacked boat, shark killed & towed to shore N
1887.00.00 1887 Sea Disaster OCEAN British ship Macedon was thrown on her beam ends by a sudden squall a ship's steward M Foot severed N
1887.02.08 1887 Provoked SOUTH AFRICA boat Harpooned shark, bit boat, causing it to ship water. Boat reached shore in sinking condition PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1887.03.12 1887 Boating AUSTRALIA Rowing a dinghy Mr. Boucaut & Mr. Harris No injury to occupants N
1887.09.22 1887 Unprovoked ITALY Swimming Joseph Weissmantel M Leg injured N
1888.00.00 1888 Unprovoked LIBYA Sponge diving T riantafyllos M Lacerations to thorax and hands N
1888.01.22 1888 Boating AUSTRALIA Rowing Burke M Shark bit boat, but no injury to occupant who swam ashore N
1888.02.17 1888 Unprovoked NEW ZEALAND Floating on his back David Grant M Arm severely lacerated, surgically amputated N
1888.06.24 1888 Boating AUSTRALIA Fishing 2 men No injury to occupants, shark holed boat N
1888.08.01.R 1888 Boating USA Sailing catboat. Occupants: Captain Tuppe & 2 young ladiesr No injury to occupants. Shark beat away with oar N
1888.12.25.R 1888 Unprovoked INDIAN OCEAN Swimming E. Burnside M Foot severed N
1889.01.31.R 1889 Provoked USA Fishing rowboat, No injury to occupants. Gaffed shark capsized boat PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1889.07.19 1889 Unprovoked USA Fishing John Bolling M Leg bitten N
1890.00.00.e 1890 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Wading Frederick Sampson Johnson M Knee bitten N
1890.06.14.R 1890 Unprovoked PERSIAN GULF Fell overboard a Frenchman M Severe lacerations to foot N
1890.06.26 1890 Unprovoked CROATIA Swimming Mayonni M Legs severed N
1890.08.08 1890 Unprovoked SAMOA Bathing Hermann Schwebke M Both legs severed N
1890.08.09 1890 Unprovoked USA Treading for clams Raymond Odell M Severe lacerations to left arm. N
1890.08.17.R 1890 Provoked USA Fishing for bluefish a charter fishing boat with James Whiteside and his party No injury to occupants. Hooked shark damaged boat PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1890.12.27.R 1890 Unprovoked BRITISH NEW GUINEA Thrown overboard Tetebara M 18 Arm bitten N
1891.08.29 1891 Provoked USA Shooting sharks one of the crew of the schooner Mary C. Brown M Survived, PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1891.12.22.R 1891 Unprovoked NEW ZEALAND Swimming, after boat swamped Henry Jacobson M Hand bitten N
1891.12.31.R 1891 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming Mr. Christesen M Foot severed N
1892.03.02 1892 Provoked AUSTRALIA Fishing Christopher Wang M 21 Lacerations to calf by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1892.05.19.R 1892 Unprovoked NEW ZEALAND Bathing Abraham Yates M Minor injury to leg N
1892.09.16.R 1892 Unprovoked USA Baker M Hand bitten N
1892.11.06 1892 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming Mrs. Coe F Abrasions to left leg N
1892.11.09.R 1892 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Fishing a boat steerer M Laceration to arm N
1893.04.14 1893 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Boat capsized, swimming ashore Kangaroo M Leg bitten N
1893.04.15 1893 Unprovoked SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN Swimming after falling overboard from the sealing ship Vesper Charles Barclay M One leg severed by the shark, the other surgically amputated N
1893.10.16 1893 CROATIA small boat 4 passengers frightened by shark No injury; no attack N
1894.06.15.b.R 1894 Unprovoked USA bathing soldier M Right leg bitten N
1894.08.01 1894 Unprovoked USA Swimming / floating on his back Milton Shane M Lacerations to thigh N
1894.09.01.R 1894 Provoked USA Fishing William Muller M Laceration to calf PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1894.09.06.R 1894 Unprovoked FIJI Dangling feet in the water Fijian girl F Foot severed N
1894.09.12.R 1894 Unprovoked USA Bathing Michael Daly M Lacerations to leg N
1894.11.28 1894 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing Horace Hewison M 19 "Lost his arm" N
1894.12.11 1894 Provoked USA Fishing Chatiles F. Brynes M Left leg bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1895.00.00.b 1895 Boating AUSTRALIA oar of Knut Dahl's boat No injury to occupants of boat N
1895.03.15 1895 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming Nicol Pringle M 13 Lower leg & foot bitten N
1895.04.23 1895 Unprovoked NEW ZEALAND Swimming Percy Mitchell M Lacerations to foot N
1895.05.21 1895 Sea Disaster BAHAMAS Sea Disaster : Wreck of the Carrie E. Long Tip Stanley M Heel bitten N
1895.06.13.R 1895 Unprovoked Diving Marsh M Right hand severed N
1895.08.02 1895 Unprovoked USA Fishing Elias Turner M Arm bitten N
1895.09.00 1895 Provoked USA Fishing open boat, occupants: Robert Ruark, Hoyle Dosher & Elmer Adkins No injury, hooked shark rammed boat & Ruark fell on its back PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1895.11.21.R 1895 Unprovoked BARBADOS Diving for coins Rouee Youma M Leg bitten N
1896.00.00.a 1896 Unprovoked HAITI Wading Syrian M 15 Leg severed below knee N
1896.06.21.R 1896 Unprovoked USA Bathing Mr. Walsh M Lacerations to foot and calf N
1896.09.11.R 1896 Unprovoked SRI LANKA Diving M Leg severed N
1896.12.23 1896 Boating AUSTRALIA Fishing 10' skiff. Occupants F. Whitehead & L. Honeybone M No injury to occupants. Shark bit boat several times N
1897.00.00.b 1897 Unprovoked NEW ZEALAND Maori male M Lacerations to left arm N
1897.09.06 1897 Unprovoked USA Standing Allan Fripp M Lacerations to lower leg N
1897.09.17 1897 Provoked USA Fishing "Hoke" Smith M Lacerations to hand by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1897.10.15 1897 MEXICO Diving Alexander Cameron M Minor injuries N
1897.12.04.R 1897 Provoked USA Angling a sailor M Hooked shark bit his leg PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1898.00.00.b 1898 Unprovoked USA boy M Lacerations N
1898.00.00.d 1898 Unprovoked JAMAICA Trailing hand in the water Gonzales F Hand lacerated, 2 fingers severed N
1898.00.00.f 1898 Unprovoked USA Fishing (Seining) Archibald Rutledge M 15 Lacerations to left hand N
1898.04.13 1898 Sea Disaster FIJI The cutter Francis Adams foundered male M Lacerations to thigh N
1898.08.22 1898 Unprovoked USA Swimming Charles E. Boone M Laceration to thigh N
1898.09.19.a.R 1898 Unprovoked Diving male M Lacerations to fingers N
1898.09.19.b.R 1898 Unprovoked Diving Halletts M Lacerations to hand from shark trapped inside diving bell. N
1899.00.00.a 1899 Unprovoked USA Hunting crayfish male M Leg bitten N
1899.00.00.b 1899 Boating USA Rowing boat, occupants: 2 Jacksonville pilots M No injury to occupants. shark bit oar N
1899.00.00.c 1899 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Dangling feet in the water a petty officer M Foot severed N
1899.06.07 1899 Provoked ITALY Fishing Enrico & Noce M Multiple injuries from boated shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1899.08.08.a 1899 Unprovoked EGYPT Bathing Arab boy M 13 Left leg bitten N
1899.08.08.b 1899 Unprovoked EGYPT Bathing Arab boy M 19 Forearm, wrist & hand bitten N
1899.08.08.c 1899 Unprovoked EGYPT Floating on his back Arab boy M 9 Back muscles torn away N
1899.10.12.b 1899 Unprovoked LIBYA Diving John Cataris M Lacerations to head N
1899.12.18 1899 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Fell into the water J. Richardson M bite to lower leg N
1900.00.00.a 1900 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Swimming Mr. Gruner M Leg severed N
1900.00.00.b 1900 Unprovoked USA Emil A. Berndt M Severe abrasion when shark swam between his legs N
1900.00.00.R 1919 Boating ITALY Fishing M No injury N
1900.01.28 1900 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Standing, gathering oysters Charles Duck M Right posterior thigh bitten N
1900.07.00 1900 Provoked USA skiff with Dr. William T. Healey, Dr. Henry Callahan on board No injury to occupants. They shot shark, then it capsized their skiff. PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1900.08.21 1900 Unprovoked USA Bathing Burris M Left hand lacerated N
1900.09.05 1900 Unprovoked USA Floating Joe Hartman M Bathing suit torn & "imprints of the shark's teeth on his body" N
1900.09.15 1900 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming John Hennessy M Laceration to right leg N
1901.00.00 1901 Unprovoked USA Bathing Michael O'Brien M Abdomen bitten N
1901.06.24 1901 Unprovoked PHILIPPINES Swimming S. McKie, apprentice 1st class on the U.S. Naval ship Annapolis M Left thigh stripped of flesh 4" above the knee N
1901.10.00 1901 Unprovoked PHILIPPINES Taking catch from a fish weir in which the shark was snared Dahkus, a Molussa Moro M Right thigh bitten N
1901.12.01 1901 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing William Quince M 10 Lacerations to torso & thigh N
1902.01.19 1902 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming Charles Jones M 16 Legs bitten N
1902.02.22.R 1902 Provoked NEW ZEALAND Standing on ship deck male M No injury, hooked shark bit tousers. PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1902.06.00 1902 Unprovoked EGYPT Sponge diving Giorgos M Bitten on hand and thigh N
1902.06.02 1902 Unprovoked PHILIPPINES Apy M "Nose hanging by a threat, prints of shark's teeth over entire right cheek" N
1902.07.06 1902 Provoked USA Swimming Harry M. Speerman M Shark bit his left arm after he grabbed its tail PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1902.07.15 1902 Provoked ITALY Fishing male M Face & arms injured by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1902.08.24.R 1902 Boating CROATIA Fishing Row boat; occupants - 2 young men M No injury to occupants, shark grabbed anchor rope & towed boat N
1902.11.01.R 1902 Unprovoked USA Fishing male M Severe laceration to hand N
1903.07.00 1903 Unprovoked FALKLAND ISLANDS Swimming, after falling overboard Juan de la Cruz Silva Martinez M 28 Right leg bitten, surgically amputated N
1903.09.16.R 1903 Unprovoked USA Fishing Rev. John McMillan M Lacerations to right arm & shoulder N
1904.00.00.b 1904 Unprovoked PHILIPPINES Bathing Lt. Edward Hearn M Left arm bitten N
1904.00.00.c 1904 USA Diving on a wreck Egan M Leg bitten N
1904.07.28 1904 Unprovoked USA Sailing boat, 2 occupants M No injury N
1904.11.02 1904 Unprovoked PHILIPPINES Bathing alongside US Naval ship sailor, a boatswain's mate from the Piscataqua M Foot bitten N
1905.00.00 1905 Boating USA Harpooning turtles skiff, occupants: Russel J. Coles and others No injury, shark bumped skifft N
1905.03.26 1905 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing Richard Owen M 40 Righ thigh severely bitten N
1905.05.22 1905 Unprovoked USA Swimming Dunham Coxetter M Lacerations to back & right leg N
1905.08.00.a 1905 Unprovoked PHILIPPINES Bathing Frank Abernathy M 21 Leg bitten N
1905.08.00.b 1905 Unprovoked USA Swimming from naptha launch after a day of fishing George Wright M 3 toes of right foot were severed N
1905.12.29 1905 AUSTRALIA Bathing Hugh Carroll M "Bad wound in the leg" - 7-ft shark caught in the bath same day N
1906.04.16 1906 Provoked AUSTRALIA Shooting sharks Leo Clarke M Finger severed by shark he had shot & stabbed PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1906.08.20 1906 Unprovoked YEMEN Diving around anchored liner boy M Leg severed. Injury originally thought due to boat's propeller N
1906.09.00 1906 Provoked USA Fishing Percy Neale M PROVOKED INCIDENT No injury; shirt torn by gaffed shark N
1906.09.27.R.b 1906 Unprovoked INDONESIA Swimming William Munich M Thumb & index finger of left hand severed N
1906.10.10.b.R 1906 Unprovoked USA Diving a native M Arm severed N
1906.10.10.d.R 1906 Unprovoked USA an "old native" M Buttock bitten N
1906.11.16 1906 Unprovoked JAMAICA Fishing Zacey Allen M Leg bitten N
1907.00.00.b 1907 Unprovoked VIETNAM Fishing A fisherman M 20 Leg severely bitten, surgically amputated N
1907.02.09 1907 Unprovoked PHILIPPINES Row boat (from the gunboat Elcano) was sinking, put finger in hole J.J. Dunlap M Finger severed N
1907.04.20 1907 Unprovoked MEXICO Bathing Laurence Funda M 3 fingers & thigh lacerated, foot crushed N
1907.07.00 1907 Unprovoked USA Floating in creek C.B. Hernandez M Slight injuries to left knee & calf N
1907.08.08.R 1907 Unprovoked USA Wading George Kell M Abrasion to chest N
1907.09.18.R 1907 ENGLAND Swimming J. Wolffe M "Struck across loins" but no injury. According to witnesses, incident involved a bottlenose dolphin. N
1907.10.08 1907 Unprovoked USA Diving, retrieving fish caught in net male, a Japanese fisherman M Arm severed at elbow, surgically amputated at shoulder N
1907.10.12 1907 HAITI Reached out to disentangle rope & fell overboard William Thomas, a seaman from the Hamburg-American liner Alleghany M No attack, no injury N
1907.10.14 1907 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing Edward. Nolan M Lacerations to left arm from shoulder to wrist N
1907.10.16.R 1907 Unprovoked CHINA Fishing fishermen M 3 of thel 5 were injured, one of whom lost both hands N
1908.09.05 1908 Unprovoked USA On fishing boat & trailing hand in the water Ralph Nelson M Lacerations to fingers N
1909.04.27.R 1909 Provoked SPAIN Fishing male M Shark knocked him down after he grabbed it by the tail. No injury. PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1909.07.15 1909 Unprovoked USA Swimming Henry Munson M 16 Hip & thigh lacerated N
1909.07.24 1909 Unprovoked USA Fell overboard while fishing for sharks Albert Tyler M Right leg bitten N
1909.09.04.R 1909 Provoked USA Seine netting Walter Beach M Abrasion to leg from netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1909.12.05 1909 Provoked AUSTRALIA Fishing male M 3 fingers bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1909.12.26.R 1909 Unprovoked USA Herman Hovelsrud M Severe lacerations to arm N
1910.02.16 1910 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Surf bathing George Cridland M Shoulder, back & leg bitten N
1910.03.00 1910 USA Hard hat diving, laying some charge of powder Martin Lund M No injury N
1910.03.08 1910 Unprovoked NEW ZEALAND Swimming H. McGregor M Lacerations to foot N
1910.05.16.R 1910 USA Unknown, their unoccupied yawlboat was recovered William Olsen, William Peterson, Albert Thomas & R. Zekoski M Presumed drowned & bodies taken by sharks N
1910.06.25.R 1910 Unprovoked MEXICO Swimming H. Gebler M Leg bitten N
1910.11.24 1910 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing Cecil Smith M Foot bitten N
1910.11.28 1910 Provoked NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN Fishing Tham Key M Right hand severely bitten by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1911.00.00.b 1911 Unprovoked USA Swimming a sailor M Minor injury to feet N
1911.01.04 1911 Sea Disaster AUSTRALIA 3-masted steel barque Glenbank foundered during a cyclone Anti Ketola M 22 Minor injuries N
1911.04.08.R 1911 Boating NEW ZEALAND Fishing 2 fishermen No injury to occupants, shark bit boat N
1911.05.01.R 1911 Provoked USA Fishing Mateo Zapeda M Bitten on left leg by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1911.07.16.R 1911 Provoked USA Fishing Martin Berg M Hooked shark bit his leg, knee to ankle PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1911.09.17 1911 Unprovoked USA Bathing Harold C. Rood M Left arm & thigh bitten N
1911.10.25 1911 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving Toby M 23 Calves bitten N
1912.01.06 1912 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA male M Thigh & lower abdomen severely bitten N
1912.02.03 1912 Unprovoked NEW CALEDONIA Swimming Raoul Gillies M Left shoulder & both legs bitten N
1912.02.19 1912 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming Fred Wort M 18 Left calf & heel bitten N
1912.02.22 1912 Provoked AUSTRALIA Hard hat diving Mr. Swanson M No injury, shark nipped diving suit after he prodded the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1912.03.18 1912 Unprovoked NEW ZEALAND Swimming male M "Slight laceration to leg" N
1912.07.23 1912 Unprovoked USA Swimming Corporal Kirkpatrick M Toes severed N
1913.00.00.a 1913 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA male, a "youth" M Arm severed N
1913.01.00 1913 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving Treacle, a Torres Strait islander M Head, neck & left shoulder bitten N
1913.03.27 1913 Unprovoked SAMOA German sailor M Leg severed N
1913.05.02 1913 Provoked AUSTRALIA Hauling in net Richard Moss M Lacerations to thigh by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1913.05.21 1913 Provoked USA Fishing George Roberts M Forefinger of right hand bitten by a "dead" shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1913.09.03 1913 Provoked CROATIA Fishing M Badly bitten by a shark dragged onboard PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1913.09.21 1913 Unprovoked USA male M Major injuries but survived N
1913.11.21 1913 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming Henry Boucher M 12 Calf severely bitten; leg surgically amputated N
1913.12.30.R 1913 Provoked USA Fishing for mackerel motor boat, occupants: Mr. & Mrs. Sidney M. Colgate and their three children, Bayard, Caroline and Margaret No injury to occupants but hull splintered by harpooned shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1914.01.17.R 1914 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Wading Mrs. Schmidt F Laceration to leg N
1914.02.03 1914 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Canoeing John Dabbs M Lacerations to arms N
1914.02.09.R 1914 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Wading Mr. Hasell M Lacerations to foot N
1914.05.14 1914 Provoked USA Fishing Mrs. A.L. Cummings F PROVOKED INCIDENT Lacerations to right hand by hooked shark N
1914.06.12 1914 Boating MONTENEGRO Fishing boat Occupants: Ivan Angjus & Stevo Kentera M No injury, shark bit paddle and stern of boat N
1914.07.07 1914 Unprovoked CROATIA male M No injury, shark nudged raft and circled for 2 hrs. N
1914.07.09.R 1914 Provoked USA Fishing Lopez M PROVOKED INCIDENT Legs severed by shark entangled in his net N
1914.07.15.R 1914 Unprovoked CROATIA Washing clothes female F No injury, shark grabbed clothes N
1914.10.17 1914 Sea Disaster SAMOA Copra vessel with 19 on board was wrecked in a squall female F Thigh bitten N
1914.12.04.R 1914 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming A. Steinstecke M Lacerations to right thigh and knee N
1915.02.06 1915 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming H. Stanton M Foot bitten N
1915.03.29 1915 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Skin diving for trepang but at surface next to the boat Hana M Shoulder bitten. Hana, one of the rescuers, fended shark off with an oar, then shark bit oar in two N
1915.08.03 1915 Unprovoked USA M.F. Turnipseed M Laceration to left leg N
1915.11.08 1915 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing Albert Rebecchi M Severe lacerations to feet & ankles N
1915.11.10 1915 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing James Gleeson M 10 Severe bite to arm N
1915.12.09.R 1915 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving A Japanese diver M Arm severed, lacerations to thigh N
1916.03.19 1916 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing Alexander Robinson M Minor lacerations to heel N
1916.06.23 1916 Provoked USA Adolph Crouse M 26 Leg bitten by shark hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1916.06.30 1916 Unprovoked USA Swimming boy M Heel bitten N
1916.07.07 1916 Unprovoked PHILIPPINES Bathing a sailor from the U.S.S. Galveston M Right foot severed N
1916.07.08 1916 Unprovoked SPAIN Diving male M Survived N
1916.07.12.c 1916 Unprovoked USA Swimming John Dunn M 12 Lower left leg bitten, surgically amputated N
1916.07.13 1916 Unprovoked USA Swimming Thomas Richards M Ankle bruised N
1916.07.13.b 1916 USA Swimming Gertude Hoffman F No attack, no injury N
1916.07.26 1916 Unprovoked USA Fishing William Nelson M Arm severely lacerated N
1916.08.24 1916 Unprovoked USA Netting shrimp William Lerey M Lower left leg severely bitten & became septic. Not known if he survived N
1916.11.15 1916 Provoked PANAMA Clarence Ware M "Severely bitten" N
1916.12.08.a 1916 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming 10 m from shore Mrs Walter German F Leg nipped by shark N
1916.12.30 1916 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing John Ford M 25 Right calf bitten N
1917.00.00 1917 Unprovoked LIBYA Diving for sponges male M Bitten by shark, but repelled it with his 'skandalopetra' N
1917.05.05 1917 Unprovoked KUWAIT Diving for pearls a young Arab M Torso bitten N
1917.06.03 1917 Unprovoked USA Swimming beside launch Walter J. Pierpont, Jr. M Right arm bitten N
1917.09.09 1917 Provoked USA Stuffing a shark into an automobile Carl Nakuina M Arm severely lacerated by shark that had been hooked and shot PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1917.09.21 1917 Unprovoked USA Swimming, towing an empty barrel Daniel Thompson, lifeguard M Left knee lacerated N
1917.12.15 1917 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming F.W. Dean M Lacerations to left leg N
1918.00.00 1918 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving Iona Asai M Survived N
1918.03.22 1918 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Surfing Arthur Cook M Severe laceration to arm, necessitating surgical amputation at the elbow N
1919.00.00 1919 Unprovoked USA Swimming adult female (Mrs. Avery?) F Leg severed N
1919.01.15 1919 Unprovoked NEW ZEALAND Swimming female F Leg bitten N
1919.01.17 1919 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming Douglas Arkell M Multiple injuries, left leg surgically amputated at knee N
1919.05.29 1919 Unprovoked USA "Swimming vigorously" W.E. Davis M Left foot bitten & abraded N
1919.08.10 1919 Unprovoked USA Swimming George (or Edward) Eaton M Laceration to left thigh N
1919.11.18 1919 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Sitting in a boat a sailor M Lacerations to buttocks N
1919.12.30.R 1919 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming John Brothy M 29 Lacerations to left leg N
1920.00.00.a 1920 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Splashing Zulu male M 12 Thigh & buttocks bitten. Not known if he survived. N
1920.00.00.b 1920 Unprovoked NEW ZEALAND female F "Recovered" N
1920.01.24.R.b 1920 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving male M Lacerations to foot N
1920.02.03 1920 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Floating face down Thea Toft F 18 Abdomen bitten N
1920.03.08 1920 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Boat capsized, swimming to shore Alfred Burgess M 20 Tossed in air by shark, sustained abrasions N
1920.06.27 1920 Provoked CANADA Harpooned shark occupants: John Chandler & Walter Winters No injury to occupants, but shark struck boat with such force that Chandler was flung overboard. PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1920.06.29 1920 Unprovoked USA Swimming Hayward Green M 13 Knee & thigh bitten N
1920.07.05.R 1920 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving for trochus shell Japanese diver M Severe lacerations to right shoulder & arm N
1920.11.22 1920 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Standing T.F. Davies M Minor injuries to leg, hand & fingers N
1920.11.29 1920 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Wading Reginald Gibbs M Lacerations to leg & hand N
1921.08.29.R 1921 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Oku Hayadi M Lacerations to arm N
1921.09.00 1921 Provoked ENGLAND Fishing Roberts M Leg bitten by shark he was attempting to capture PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1921.10.12 1921 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving for beche-de-mer aboriginal diver M Lacerations to right arm & chest N
1921.11.27.a 1921 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Wading to dinghy, carrying his son Herbert Jack M 40 Right hip, buttock, elbow, arm & wrist bitten N
1921.12.11 1921 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming Robert Murphy M 20 Survived N
1922.01.13 1922 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Standing Alwyn Bevan M Small laceration on left thigh & swim costume torn N
1922.03.20 1922 Unprovoked JAMAICA Fishing M Survived N
1922.05.06 1922 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Swimming Edward G. Pells M 18 Abdomen & thigh bitten N
1922.07.19 1922 Unprovoked USA Francis L'Engle M Leg bitten N
1922.09.21.R 1922 Boating USA Fishing boat, occupants: Mr. Goslin & 4 passengers No injury to occupants, shark splintered stern N
1922.09.28 1922 Unprovoked USA Freediving, inspecting Kaunakakai wharf construction after blasting & dredging male, Territorial Surveyor M Survived N
1923.00.00.a 1922 Provoked USA Hoisting shark aboard fishing boat male M Shark's tail broke his leg. PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1923.00.00.a 1923 Provoked USA Hoisting shark aboard fishing boat male M Shark's tail broke his leg. PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1923.00.00.c 1923 Boating USA Fishing boat, occupant: Richard Rodney M No injury to occupant Shark struck boat N
1923.02.00 1923 Unprovoked USA Swimming Puerto Rican M 25 Right calf, right side of abdomen & left wrist & hand bitten N
1923.03.18 1923 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving Jellannie Solomon M Lacerations to right thigh and knee N
1923.05.23.R 1923 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Wading Percy Evensen M Minor puncture wounds to foot N
1923.06.06 1923 Boating MEXICO Dismantling cable buoys of the cable ship All America boat, occupants; Carl Sjoistrom & 2 other crew No injury to occupants, shark rammed boat N
1923.07.02.R 1923 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving for pearl aboriginal male M non-fatal N
1923.08.08 1923 Unprovoked GUYANA Fishing Charles Blair M Puncture wounds to left leg N
1923.10.16 1923 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Pearl diving Amano, a Japanese diver M Arm severed, but survived N
1923.10.17 1923 Boating AUSTRALIA Fishing 15' boat No injury to occupants, shark bit boat N
1923.12.12 1923 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming Leo Wohill M Lacerations to leg N
1924.01.25 1924 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Swimming male M Foot lacerated N
1924.02.13 1924 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing in 5' of water Nita Derritt F 30 Legs severely bitten, surgically amputated N
1924.03.24 1924 Boating SPAIN Fishing Boat owned by Ricardo Laneiro No injury to occupants, shark bit boat N
1924.03.28.R 1924 Unprovoked SOLOMON ISLANDS Swimming male M Left arm severed, leg bitten N
1924.04.20 1924 AUSTRALIA Swimming Noel Knight M Abrasions N
1924.04.22 1924 Unprovoked PANAMA Floating, after falling or jumping off the Standard Oil tanker Frederick W. Weller Claremont L. Staden M 21 Reported to have had "2 fights with sharks" before being rescued by the British freighter Dorsetafter 23 hours in the water N
1924.06.18 1924 Provoked USA Removing shark from a net Robert Martin M Netted shark made a5-inch incision above the knee PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1924.07.04 1924 Boating USA Fishing 18' boat, occupants Richard Gunther & Donald Cavanaugh M No injury, shark tore hole in the side of the boat N
1924.07.14 1924 Provoked ENGLAND Fishing for mackerel 2 fishermen M Arms broken by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1924.07.31 1924 Unprovoked USA Standing Lewis Kornahrens M Left knee & leg bitten. (Tooth fragment recovered from kneecap) N
1924.10.18 1924 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing Fred White M Leg bitten N
1924.10.31.R 1924 Provoked FRENCH POLYNESIA Pearl diving Huri-Huri M Abrasions PROVOKED ATTACK N
1924.11.24 1924 Unprovoked PANAMA Inebriated, woke from sleep and fell off deck into the water male M 35 Knee bitten N
1925.00.00 1925 Unprovoked FIJI Diving for coins tossed from passenger ship Fijian boy M Both arms bitten, surgically amputated N
1925.01.08 1925 Unprovoked CANADA Diving, repairing water main at depth of 90' male M Injuries, if any, unknown, but afterwards diver stunned shark with iron bar N
1925.01.27.R 1925 Unprovoked USA Swimming Frank Chorie M Lacerations to arm N
1925.03.27 1925 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing in waist-deep water Jack Dagworthy M 16 Left thigh bitten, leg surgically amputated N
1925.05.00 1925 Unprovoked USA American University student M Right arm nearly severed at shoulder, left wrist lacerated N
1925.08.02 1925 Unprovoked USA Swimming Mrs. Walter H. Kahrs F Multiple lacerations on both thighs, right buttock and hip N
1925.09.03 1925 Unprovoked ENGLAND Fishing Mr. S. Page M No injury but shark lifted boat out of the water N
1925.09.04 1925 Provoked SPAIN Fishing Pascual Gurran M Right hand bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1925.11.00.a 1925 Unprovoked USA American lawyer M Both calves lacerated N
1925.11.00.b 1925 Unprovoked USA Lawyerís secretary Laceration across abdomen N
1926.00.00.c 1926 Provoked NEW ZEALAND Shark hoisted on board liner Tahiti Bosun of the ship M Struck on head by sharkís tail, knocked unconscious & deep gash in head PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1926.01.00 1926 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA male M Leg lacerated N
1926.01.26 1926 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Swimming Mr. Bennett M Thigh lacerated N
1926.04.07 1926 Unprovoked USA Swimming Mrs. Leonard Carlsmith F Right leg bitten thigh to heel N
1926.04.22 1926 Unprovoked SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN Fell overboard from SS Ripley Castle Thomas (or Tony) Madison M 26 When taken back on board 2 hours later both legs were bleeding from shark bites N
1926.07.03 1926 SPAIN Bathing Sebastian Llopis Puges M No injury N
1926.07.08 1926 Unprovoked USA Swimming with dog near canning factory Norman Piexotto M 15 Leg & hand lacerated and dog bitten N
1926.07.12 1926 Boating USA Fishing boat, occupants: Andrew Peterson & Peter Jergerson M No injury to occupants N
1926.10.23.a 1926 Sea Disaster BERMUDA British patrol boat 1250-ton HMS Valerian foundered in a hurricane Of 104 people in the water, only 20 survived. 84 people were lost, many to sharks. Sharks 2 pulled crew off life rafts N
1926.10.23.b 1926 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing Herbert Webster M 17 3" laceration to leg N
1926.11.17 1926 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving Noma M Arm injured N
1927.00.00.a 1927 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Pearl diving Dick Lahou M Shoulder bitten N
1927.01.08.R 1927 Unprovoked USA Swimming Price Taylor M Lost hand N
1927.01.20 1927 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Body surfing Andrew I. Brown M Both thighs lacerated N
1927.02.00 1927 Provoked NEW ZEALAND Fishing male M 70 Severely bitten by shark caught 30 minutes earlier PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1927.02.09 1927 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Attempting to rescue drowning man Bernard Gill M No injury, but trouser leg shredded by shark N
1927.02.14 1927 Provoked NICARAGUA Feeling the sharkís teeth a sailor M Sharksís jaws snapped shut, lacerating his right hand PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1927.03.01 1927 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Body surfing / treading water Edward Pritchard M 17 Right buttock & thigh bitten, thumb removed N
1927.04.08 1927 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Pearl diving Eseromi M Leg injured N
1927.04.10 1927 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving Napoleon Doola, a Murray Islander) M Extensive injuries to left leg N
1927.07.03 1927 Boating AUSTRALIA 14' boat, occupants: 2 men No injury to occupants, boat was bumped & lifted 2' out of the water by the shark N
1927.10.00 1927 Unprovoked FIJI Standing, collecting bananas Josiah M Leg bitten. He survived N
1927.10.12 1927 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Riding horseback across the creek Norman Severs & horse M No injury to man or horse N
1928.00.00 1928 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Standing N'gena Zakali M 25 Tissue of right thigh removed to the bone, both thumbs & some fingers severed N
1928.01.00 1928 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Body surfing Patrick Desmond Lynch M 18 Foot bitten N
1928.01.02 1928 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Mrs. Hoskin F Leg lacerated N
1928.02.00.a 1928 Unprovoked COSTA RICA Swimming Armando Chavez M Right leg & hand severely lacerated N
1928.02.00.b 1928 Unprovoked COSTA RICA Swimming Lily Artavia F Right leg severely lacerated. Surgically amputated N
1928.03.28.R 1928 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bob M Hip bitten N
1928.04.06 1928 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing Noel Arthy M 15 Lacerations to right leg N
1928.04.14 1928 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Treading water Maxwell Steele M 19 Tissue of left leg stripped from knee to ankle N
1928.04.14.R 1928 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Fishing a Murray Islander M Severe lacerations to arm N
1928.06.24.R 1928 Unprovoked USA Swimming Jim Stevens M Bitten on leg N
1928.07.00 1928 Provoked ITALY Boating Mr. Bagolinii M No injury, shark approached the boat, he hit it with and oar and fell into the sea PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1928.07.11 1928 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Pearl diving Willie Poid, a Torres Strait islander M Injuries to chest N
1928.09.00 1928 Unprovoked USA Fishing W.R. Loesberg M Knee bitten N
1928.11.15.R 1928 Boating INDIA dhow, occupant Eugene Wright M 24 No injury to occupants, shark bit keel N
1928.11.18 1928 Provoked USA Fishing boat, occupants: Captains Charles Anderson, Emit Lindberg & Oscar Benson M Fishermen were cut & bruised by netted, harpooned and gaffed sharks PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1928.12.21 1928 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Pearl diving Rueben M Injuries to arm N
1929.00.00.a 1929 Unprovoked USA Hardhat diving Carl Holm M 27 ìPut hand through hatch, shark nearly bit off thumbî N
1929.00.00.b 1929 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA William Luckie M Hand lacerated N
1929.00.00.c 1929 Provoked USA Fishing Buck Jones M Thigh lacerated by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1929.00.00.d 1929 Provoked AUSTRALIA Wading, netting fish Ted Bowman M Bitten below the knee N
1929.00.00.e.R 1929 AUSTRALIA Swimming Eric Johanssen M Later found to be fixtion, never happened N
1929.01.14 1929 Unprovoked NEW ZEALAND Bathing 2 women F One was bitten on the leg, the other on the arm N
1929.02.09 1929 Boating AUSTRALIA Canoeing canoe. Occupants: Doreen Tyrell & Frederick Bates No injury, shark pushed canoe from jetty to a point 100 m away N
1929.03.04.a 1929 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Launching rowboat through the surf Dick Roads M 12 Legs bitten N
1929.03.04.b 1929 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Launching rowboat through the surf L. Aldridge M 9 Foot bitten N
1929.03.16 1929 Unprovoked USA Swimming Leroy Chadbourne M 26 Right sole & toes lacerated N
1929.04.11 1929 Provoked AUSTRALIA Standing in knee-deep water David Alexander Manners M 19 Right calf severely bitten by shark caught in the net PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1929.04.17.R 1929 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving for trochus Nistritani Taked M Lacerations to right wrist N
1929.04.26.R 1929 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving for trepang Ali Ah Mat M Thigh bitten N
1929.05.31 1929 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Pearl diving Johnny Moira M Injuries to both legs, buttocks, back, lower abdomen & chest N
1929.06.23 1929 Provoked USA Fishing F.P. Jones M Leg bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1929.07.29 1929 Unprovoked MEXICO Swimming Crew member of Casanova M Right leg severed below knee N
1929.08.05 1929 Unprovoked USA Bathing Robert W. McGhee, Private 1st Class, 8th Infantry M Left foot & ankle bitten N
1929.10.02 1929 Unprovoked SPAIN Fishing Vicente Bonet M Arm injured when sharks rammed his boat N
1929.10.20 1929 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Pearl diving Lifu M Heel injured N
1929.11.21 1929 Unprovoked CUBA Fishing Gamatano Yugoago M 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 N
1929.12.13 1929 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Pearl diving Nago, a Japanese diver M Injuries to chest & arm N
1929.12.16 1929 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing or body surfing Nancy Thom F 17 Superficial lacerations on right leg N
1929.12.21 1929 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving male M Recovered at Thursday Island Hospital N
1930.00.00.c 1930 Unprovoked OKINAWA Hyoyu Kadena M 17 Survived N
1930.01.16 1930 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Swimming Servy LeRoux M 23 Torso & arm bitten N
1930.02.03.R 1930 Provoked AUSTRALIA Removing shark from a trap Mr. M. Donovan M Laceration to thigh from trapped shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1930.02.20 1930 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Pearl diving Jerry M 19 Arm & chest injured N
1930.03.07.R 1930 Unprovoked USA Sponge diving Speros Gigis M No injury to diver but shark left 3 toothmarks in his helmet N
1930.05.11.R 1930 Boating TURKEY Fishing small boat. Occupants: 2 Englishmen M No injury but shark damaged boat N
1930.05.27 1930 Unprovoked USA Swimming / floating A.B. Wattigney M Lacerations to arm N
1930.07.11 1930 Unprovoked USA Swimming William Harns M 21 Arm lacerated from shoulder to wrist N
1930.07.19 1930 Unprovoked CUBA Swimming Emilio Grenet M 29 Right arm & leg bitten, arm & leg surgically amputated N
1930.08.06 1930 Unprovoked USA Swimming Captain W. Kemp M Lacerations to foot & ankle N
1930.08.16 1930 Unprovoked SPAIN Swimming Cecil Bethencourt M 38 Leg bitten N
1930.08.31 1930 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Fishing William Burton M 17 Minor injury N
1930.09.12.R 1930 Boating AZORES No inury to occupants, shark struck boat N
1930.11.30 1930 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Thrown into water from fishing dinghy Moses Smith M Laceration to leg N
1930.12.02 1930 Boating AUSTRALIA Fishing 12' dinghy No injury to occupants; shark seized gunwale & tried to overturn boat N
1930.12.25 1930 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming James Knight M 49 Bumped by shark, legs abraded N
1931.01.07 1931 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming Stanley Roser M 18 Severe bump & few superficial wounds N
1931.01.14 1931 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Pearl diving Albertus, a Malay M Thigh, kneecap & lower leg badly lacerated N
1931.01.24 1931 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA native M Recovered N
1931.03.06 1931 Provoked AUSTRALIA Fishing, hauling in net, shark in net A. Ewen M Finger lacerated, PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1931.05.02 1931 Boating AUSTRALIA pilot boat, occupants; Captain McAlister & crew No injury to occupants; oar & rudder bitten N
1931.06.04.R 1931 Unprovoked USA Crabbing Frank Johnson, Jr. M Lacerations to fingers N
1931.06.13 1931 Provoked USA Gaffing & attempting to bring onboard a harpooned shark Lieutenant Williamson M Tip of finger amputated PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1931.06.14 1931 Unprovoked USA Fishing, had just speared a ulua male M Survived N
1931.07.15 1931 Unprovoked USA Swimming soldier in NJ National Guard M Nipped on leg N
1931.07.28.R 1931 Unprovoked FIJI Swimming Narnak M Multiple injuries N
1931.08.06.R 1931 Unprovoked USA Swimming soldier, a private M Survived N
1931.08.18 1931 Unprovoked USA Swimming P. Kincaid Zifflewwiggett M Minor injury N
1931.08.27 1931 Boating USA Fishing for bluefish boat, occupants: Nels Jacobson & Franklin Harriman Covert No injury to occupants. Shark chasing fish struck boat N
1931.09.21.a 1931 Unprovoked USA Swimming Gertrude Holiday F 20 Right thigh & calf lacerated N
1931.09.21.b 1931 Unprovoked USA Swimming Sam Barrows M Minor injury N
1931.11.26 1931 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving for trochus from lugger Albert Mainlander, an aboriginal M 45 Left foot acerated N
1932.00.00 1932 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Collecting fish by lamplight in gully Manning Samuels M 23 Right shin, calf and sole of foot lacerated N
1932.01.27 1932 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming Charles Adams M Thigh bitten N
1932.02.13 1932 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Fishing with dynamite Eric Francis Beck M Foot bitten N
1932.02.16 1932 Unprovoked USA Swimming William France, a sailor from U.S. Navy vessel Saratoga M Two 6-inch lacerations N
1932.05.00 1932 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Pearl diving Nishi, Japanese diver M Severe injury to forearm near elbow N
1932.06.26 1932 Provoked USA Fishing Giacomo Giavanco M Ankle broken when 500-lb boated shark lashed him with its tail PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1932.06.28 1932 Provoked USA Fishing Antonio Fonzzo M 32 Knee bitten by boated shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1932.07.02 1932 Boating CANADA Fishing, hauling in fishing gear 7.6 m motorized boat, occupants: fisherman & his son M No injury to occupants, shark bumped boat repeatedly N
1932.08.06 1932 Provoked BAHAMAS On expedition filming a feature movie & standing on tripod George Vanderbilt M 18 No injury, hooked shark rammed tripod PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1932.08.09 1932 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Pearl diving Jack Giblett or Gilbert, Torres Strait Islander M Bitten on buttock & leg N
1932.08.10 1932 Provoked USA Fishing John Olsen M Hooked shark gashed right leg PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1932.08.30.a 1932 Provoked AUSTRALIA D. Bennett M Bitten by landed shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1932.08.30.b 1932 Provoked AUSTRALIA male M Hand bitten by landed shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1932.09.26.R 1932 Unprovoked FIJI Catching a turtle male M Left arm severely bitten N
1932.10.31 1932 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming Reginald Ogilvie M 24 Torso bitten with pneumothorax, slight lacerations on left hand N
1932.12.09.R 1932 Provoked NEW ZEALAND Fishing Mr. L. E. Brasting M Laceration to hand PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1932.12.11.R 1932 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA M Leg bitten N
1933.02.12 1933 Provoked AUSTRALIA Fishing Donald Jukes M Forearm injured by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1933.02.14 1933 Boating AUSTRALIA boat No injury to occupants. Shark leapt into boat during sailing races N
1933.02.15.R 1933 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving for trochus from dinghy when seized by shark 6' below the surface Tumia, a Torres Strait Islander M Injuries to arm, shoulder & chest, took 2 days to reach hospital N
1933.02.26 1933 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Standing on his hands W. McCann M Abrasions to legs N
1933.05.23 1933 Provoked AUSTRALIA Fishing Mr. E.B. Port M Laceration to lower leg by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1933.06.08.R 1933 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Treading water Walter Mitchell M Lacerations to legs from fins of shark N
1933.06.13 1933 AUSTRALIA Fishing Ah Cup M No injury, "shark chased him ashore" N
1933.06.16 1933 Unprovoked USA Standing Emma G. Megginson F Left calf bitten N
1933.06.21 1933 Unprovoked USA Sitting in 3' of water Dayton Hastie M 15 Right knee & left leg bitten N
1933.07.03 1933 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Pearl diving M No injury, shark tore diving suit N
1933.07.07.R 1933 Unprovoked USA Tom Schaliniski M 50 Survived N
1933.08.26.R 1933 Unprovoked USA Swimming Helen Clarke F Foot bitten N
1933.08.28.a 1933 Unprovoked USA Bathing Kenneth Layton M Right heel & ankle bitten N
1933.08.28.b 1933 Provoked USA Fishing, caught a 15' shark & took it onboard Nathaniel Myrick M Severely lacerated arm PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1933.09.27.R 1933 Boating ISRAEL Fishing 2 males M One man bitten on thigh, another on arm N
1933.10.25.R 1933 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving male M Hand severed N
1933.11.18 1933 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Pearl diving Alfred Aniba, a Torres Strait Islander M 17 Hand badly injured, right arm surgically amputated above wrist N
1934.01.07 1934 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming on sandbar adjacent to channel Colin Grant M 22 Severely lacerated right leg. Later surgically amputated & survived despite gas gangrene N
1934.01.08.R 1934 Boating TURKEY Fishing 2 males M No injury N
1934.01.27 1934 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming outside the safety enclosure attempting to retrieve a tennis ball drifting toward midstream Wallace John McCutcheon M 15 Bumped, chest bitten & badly injured N
1934.02.24 1934 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Splashing in water Rixon, an aboriginal M Lacerated knee & foot, deep puncture wounds N
1934.03.00 1934 Provoked AUSTRALIA Fishing 18' launch, occupants: 2 fishermen No injury to occupants, hooked shark, snapped at rudder & then attacked boat PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1934.04.01.b 1934 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Swimming Alan Donald McArthur M 12 Right thigh lacerated N
1934.04.15 1934 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Body surfing Frank Ilett M 34 Leg lacerated & punctured N
1934.06.21 1934 Provoked AUSTRALIA Fishing Thomas Henry Durbridge M Hand bitten while landing shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1934.07.11 1934 Boating AUSTRALIA Fishing 18' boat, occupants William & Leslie Newton No injury to occupants Sharks continually followed the dinghy, and one smashed its rudder N
1934.08.05 1934 Unprovoked USA Swimming William Aimar, Jr. M 11 Lacerations to right leg N
1934.08.26.R 1934 ITALY / CROATIA Swimming Zorca Prinz F Reported to be FATAL, but found to be a false report; there was no attack N
1934.08.27 1934 Boating ITALY Fishing on a boat M No injury to occupants N
1934.09.08 1934 Provoked BERMUDA Fishing Captain Earnest Gibbons, skipper of the cruiser Cupid M Right foot bitten by shark caught & taken onboard by Mrs. Tucker North PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1934.10.08 1934 Provoked BERMUDA Fishing McCallan M Arm bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1934.12.23.a 1934 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming & splashing Joyce Inman (Royís sister) M 12 Leg injured N
1934.12.31.b 1934 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Splashing Beryl Morrin F 13 Hands severed N
1935.01.17 1935 AUSTRALIA small boy M 5 No injury; onlookers saw shark heading for him and lifted him ashore N
1935.01.24.a 1935 Boating AUSTRALIA Fishing for sharks flat-bottomed boat No injury to occupants N
1935.01.24.b 1935 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Fishing William Johnson M No injury, sleeve ripped N
1935.02.14 1935 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Surfing (pneumatic surfboard) Darcy Lorenz M 20 Thigh lacerated, abrasions N
1935.03.11 1935 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Surfing Eric McMichael M Abrasions to shins N
1935.03.13 1935 Provoked AUSTRALIA Hauling in net with shark in it William Charles Beitz M 38 Calf & shin bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1935.03.20 1935 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Pearl diving, but standing in the water Kosam, a Torres Strait Islander M Left thigh abraded & 3 fingers lacerated N
1935.03.25.R 1935 Provoked SOUTH AFRICA Put foot inside mouth of supposedly dead shark male M Injury to foot PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1935.03.30 1935 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving from dinghy for trochus shell Samuel, a Thursday islander M Buttocks injured by fin or a bump N
1935.04.08.R 1935 Unprovoked USA A. R. Davis M Laceration to hand N
1935.04.12.R 1935 Unprovoked Diving Pearl Purdy Scott F Laceration to left leg N
1935.04.25 1935 AUSTRALIA Disappeared 11 days earlier, probable homicide victim James Smith, murder victim M 40 Captive shark regurgitated his arm in the Coogee Aquarium N
1935.05.12 1935 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Pearl diving Andrew, a Torres Strait Islander M 3 gashes on hand & wrist N
1935.05.19 1935 Provoked SOUTH AFRICA Put foot inside a landed & supposedly dead shark male, a spectator M Foot bitten, required 1 week hospitalization PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1935.06.00.a 1935 Unprovoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA Samoan missionary, Filemani, caught an 8'6" shark after it had killed 1 man & 2 boys in space of few weeks N
1935.06.00.b 1935 Boating AUSTRALIA A dinghy, occupant J.W. Wall Shark bumped dinghy twice N
1935.06.18 1935 Unprovoked USA Fishing for bluefish, shark leapt into dory Captain Manuel Chalor of fishing trawler Nautilus M 31 Arm lacerated by a shark that leapt onto boat N
1935.08.24 1935 UNITED KINGDOM Fishing Percy Wadham M The hooked shark didn't cut his finger, he was injured by his line N
1935.11.13 1935 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving? James Messot, a Thursday Islander M 20 Back & arm gashed but survived N
1935.12.23 1935 Provoked AUSTRALIA Cruising 16' motor launch owned by A. & E. Norton Harpooned shark stove in bow (20" x 10" hole), boat sank PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1936.01.00 1936 Provoked AUSTRALIA Paddleskiing Ken Howell M He tried to hit shark with paddle, shark bumped ski PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1936.01.05 1936 AUSTRALIA Surfing Kevin Canavan M 17 Disappeared & his torn clothing washed ashore N
1936.02.20..R 1936 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Sculling C.E. Slaughter M No injury, scull sank N
1936.02.23 1936 Provoked AUSTRALIA Touching the mouth of a supposedly dead shark Eva Cameron F Finger bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1936.03.04. 1936 Boating AUSTRALIA Rowing dinghy, occupants: aborigine & lighthouse keeper No injury to occupants, shark almost wrenched oar from aborigine N
1936.03.19 1936 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving for trochus Norman, an aboriginal M Right forearm lacerated N
1936.03.22 1936 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Among 31 survivors of crew from the sampan Fukulya Maru (which reached Thursday Island in rowing boat) was a man whose arm had been bitten off by shark. The sampan wrecked west of McArthur island Japanese sailor M Survived N
1936.03.30 1936 Provoked USA Fishing Bill Samsoe M No injury. His hand entangled in line of hooked shark. He was pulled overboard & towed 150' PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1936.04.08 1936 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving Ohta Arm severed N
1936.04.22 1936 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving for trochus Guisne Oscoto (Japanese) M 16 Arm & back bitten, heel lacerated N
1936.07.00 1936 Boating SOUTH AFRICA Fishing, catching snoek, Thyrsites atun 10m boat Lucky Jim Shark leapt onboard & into fishwell, tossing a crew member, Pepino, in the sea N
1936.07.07 1936 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving aboriginal male M Survived? Admitted to Thursday Island Hospital N
1936.07.12 1936 Boating USA Fishing for bluefish 22' boat, occupants: Saul White & Charles Dillione No injury to occupants, shark leapt onboard boat N
1936.08.00 1936 Boating USA Fishing rowboat, occupants: James Mitchell-Hedges & Raymond McHenry M 13 Shark rammed boat; no injury to occupants N
1936.08.04 1936 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Pearl diving Japanese diver M Torso bitten N
1936.08.11 1936 Provoked CANADA Fishing for cod a dory of the schooner Raymonde, occupants: Albion Muise, Peter Dousette & Jack Shannon No injury to occupants, hooked shark leapt onboard boat PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1936.08.13 1936 Unprovoked ICELAND Swept overboard John Bond & Noel Kinch (rescuer) M Bond's foot was injured, Kinch's back was injured N
1936.08.24 1936 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Trochus diving, but floating on surface Tala Lui, a Torres Strait islander M Flexed right leg bitten N
1936.09.04 1936 Unprovoked USA Swimming young male M Leg lacerated N
1936.11.27 1936 Provoked AUSTRALIA Spearfishing Frank McDonnell M Speared shark bit his hand PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1936.12.15 1936 Provoked AUSTRALIA Fishing for the shark that killed George Lundberg skiff, occupants: J. & A. Ayerst Hooked shark bit rudder PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1936.12.19 1936 Boating AUSTRALIA Sculling Racing scull, occupant: C.E. Slaughter, Queensland sculling champion No injury to occupant. Shark damaged scull, tooth fragments recovered N
1936.12.30 1936 Unprovoked USA Diving, attempting to retrieve body of drowning victim wedged between rocks John Kekuhi M Thigh lacerated N
1937.00.00 1937 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA O'Leary, a Torres Strait islander M Survived N
1937.01.27 1937 Provoked AUSTRALIA Holding shark's tail Raymond Hemsworth M 18 Bitten on forearm PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1937.02.03 1937 Provoked AUSTRALIA Fishing Edgar Woodley M 20 Left shoulder bitten by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1937.02.04 1937 Boating AUSTRALIA Fishing a launch, occupants- Albert Cree & John Blacksall No injury to occupants, launch holed N
1937.02.11 1937 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming ashore after launch capsized Mr. Redman Foot bitten N
1937.03.26 1937 AUSTRALIA Bathing Austin Shaw M 16 His body was recovered 2 days later but shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed N
1937.05.30 1937 Provoked USA Fishing William Siskalo M Leg nipped by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1937.06.15.b 1937 Provoked AUSTRALIA Fishing from launch, fell into net with shark David Emmerton M Bitten by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1937.07.06 1937 ITALY row boat: 2 occupants No injury N
1937.08.16 1937 TURKEY Swimming male M No injury, no attack N
1937.08.31 1937 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving from the lugger San, operated by the Protector of the Aborigines Iona Asai M 38 Head, neck & shoulder bitten (In 1918, he was also bitten by a shark off Cairns) N
1937.09.01 1937 Unprovoked SCOTLAND Rowing Captain Angus Brown, his son & brother M 3 people drowned when the boat was capsized by the shark N
1937.09.11 1937 Boating SCOTLAND Fishing boat: Lady Charlotte, occupants: C. McSporran & his crew No injury to occupants, propeller shaft damaged N
1937.09.12 1937 Boating SCOTLAND Pleasure boating Clyde steamer Glen Sannox No injury to occupants, two 5-foot observation windows shattered N
1937.09.26.R 1937 Provoked CROATIA Fishing 2 males M Injured by shark they were trying to catch PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1937.10.24.a 1937 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Surf skiing Glen Denning M No injury, repulsed shark N
1937.10.24.c 1937 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming near jetty Thomas McDonald M 16 Tooth imprints on torso N
1938.00.00.a 1938 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Swimming black male M "Mauled" N
1938.00.00.b 1938 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving Sammy M 17 Leg severed above knee N
1938.00.00.c 1938 Provoked USA Fishing rowboat, occupant: Joe Whitted, Christopher Quevedo & 2 Willard Brothers M No injury, boat towed by harpooned shark, PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1938.00.00.d 1938 Unprovoked TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Body surfing Donald Fraser Huggins M 50 Left hand and arm bitten N
1938.01.02 1938 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Surf skiing Ernest. S. Baker M No injury, ski bumped & he was thrown in the water. Ski had indentations N
1938.01.14 1938 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving off jetty Alan Murray M 24 Superficial lacerations on feet & toes N
1938.01.18 1938 Provoked SOUTH AFRICA Watching seine netters with friends, one of whom picked up a netted shark George Parkin M 13 Leg bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1938.01.21 1938 Provoked AUSTRALIA Fishing Robert Corowa M Thumb bitten by landed shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1938.03.08 1938 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Canoe capsized by shark aboriginal male M Leg severed, but survived N
1938.03.21.R 1938 Unprovoked FIJI Wading male M unknown N
1938.05.15 1938 Unprovoked IRAQ Swimming, naked male M Arm severed, but survived. Note: Some weeks later he was swimming at the same spot when a shark severed his right foot. N
1938.06.08 1938 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Hardhat diving Charles Edwards M No injury, the shark knocked him off his feet N
1938.07.17 1938 Provoked USA Fishing, removing gaff from shark's mouth Harry Griffet, passenger on fishing boat Flyer M 27 Leg bitten by gaffed shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1938.07.17.R 1938 Provoked TURKEY Fishing Ahmed M Injured by harpooned shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1938.07.18 1938 Unprovoked USA Swimming Maynard Tanner M Foot & ankle lacerated N
1938.08.18 1938 Provoked USA Fishing Warren William M Lacerations to hand by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1938.10.05 1938 Provoked AUSTRALIA Fishing Jack Lopez M 18 Laceration to left foot & ankle by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1939.00.00.b 1939 Unprovoked CURACAO Diving Hans Hass M No injury, left hip bumped by shark N
1939.00.00.d 1939 Boating BAHAMAS Fishing 12' skiff, occupant: E.R.F. Johnson No injury to occupant, shark rammed bow of boat N
1939.00.00.e 1939 Sea Disaster SRI LANKA She was on a ship that was torpedoes & was in the water awaiting rescue A W.R.E.N. F Leg severely bitten N
1939.01.12 1939 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Scooping prawns Earl Yager & Riley McLachlan M No injury N
1939.02.26 1939 Provoked NEW ZEALAND Fishing T. S. Ramsbottom M Lacerations to left hand from hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1939.07.14 1939 Provoked USA Seine netting John Bolling M Leg bitten by snared shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1939.07.16 1939 Provoked BAHAMAS Dress diving, filming shark & pulling it through the water for a motion picture scene E.F. MacEwan M 38 Minor injury to shoulder & back PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1939.08.01 1939 Provoked USA Fishing John Ray M 33 Harpooned shark bit his arm PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1939.09.27.R 1939 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Pearl diving Sammy Mira M Leg severely bitten, surgically amputated N
1939.10.04 1939 Unprovoked USA Spearfishing & had just speared a ulua James Akina M Hand bitten N
1939.10.25.R 1939 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Free diving for trochus shell, swimming to dinghy Small Cobbe M 27 Both thighs were lacerated, recovered at Thursday Island hospital N
1939.11.11 1939 Provoked AUSTRALIA boat Boat bitten by gaffed shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1939.11.23 1939 Boating AUSTRALIA boat of Thomas Baker No injury N
1939.12.28 1939 AUSTRALIA Swimming Percy Carroll M 40 Abrasion above knee N
1940.00.00.a 1940 SOUTH AFRICA Standing in water with child in her arms female F Leg bitten N
1940.00.00.d 1940 Unprovoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA male a native Hand bitten N
1940.00.00.f 1940 Boating SLOVENIA Boating No inury to occupants, shark struck boat N
1940.01.01 1940 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving for trochus native diver M Thigh lacerated N
1940.01.15 1940 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming Douglas Bright M 22 Chest lacerated N
1940.01.29 1940 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Dived into the water male M 17 Shoulder nipped N
1940.02.20 1940 Boating AUSTRALIA Canoeing "a youth" No injury. Shark grazed canoe, snapped at a piece of mast being trailed in the water & followed it into 2' of water N
1940.03.20 1940 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Free diving for lobster Smiles Walker M Minor injuries to foot N
1940.06.30 1940 Unprovoked USA Fishing William T. Dye M Thigh lacerated N
1940.07.13.a 1940 Unprovoked USA Standing Harvey H. Haley (rescuer) M Struck by shark immediately before it bit Tanner (see below) N
1940.07.13.b 1940 Unprovoked USA Standing William Tanner M Ankle bitten N
1940.12.10 1940 Provoked AUSTRALIA Collecting fish in military trap when bitten by captured shark that had been shot by soldiers with Garten Private. Michael Garten M Leg severely lacerated PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1940.12.19.R 1940 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Fishing Jack Ryan M Minor injury to leg N
1941.00.00.a 1941 Unprovoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA Renagi Loi M 14 Foot severely bitten, surgically amputated N
1941.00.00.d 1941 Unprovoked IRAN a Gurkha soldier M Survived, but suffered a ìforequarter amputationî N
1941.00.00.h 1941 Unprovoked SOLOMON ISLANDS Floating male M Buttock bitten N
1941.01.29 1941 Unprovoked SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN Rescuing seaman after ship sunk by German raider David Hay M 19 Clothing torn by sharks N
1941.02.01 1941 Provoked JAMAICA Seine netting Albert Buchanan M Left knee, calf & heel bitten by shark trapped in the net PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1941.02.13. 1941 Provoked AUSTRALIA Fishing Robert See M 34 Hand lacerated by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1941.03.09 1941 Provoked USA Fishing Frank Martinez M 53 Right hand bitten by boated shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1941.03.24 1941 Sea Disaster SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN The troopship Britannia was sunk by the German raider Thor male M Dr. A.R. Hernandez of ship Cabo Hornos treated passenger whose leg was severed by a shark N
1941.06.15 1941 Provoked USA Fishing from 32' boat Paul Ruhle M 43 Left hand bitten as he tried to put rope around shark's tail PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1941.07.01 1941 Provoked USA Fishing Hisao Shimoto M Arm bitten while removing shark from fishing line PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1941.07.22 1941 Boating USA Fishing for tuna Fishing boat Bingo III , occupants: Michael Perkins, George Hornack & Capt. Lonergan No injury to occupants, shark leapt into boat & bit cabin door N
1941.08.01 1941 Unprovoked USA Swimming at edge of channel Howard E. Sweatmon, a soldier M 20 Chest lacerated N
1941.08.21.R 1941 Provoked USA Fishing Captain Jack Kelly Laceration to left forearm from hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1941.11.19 1941 Sea Disaster AUSTRALIA German raider Kormoran was sunk in an engagement with HMAS Sydney male from the Kormoran M Leg bitten N
1941.11.27.a 1941 Sea Disaster SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN HMAS Parramatta torpedoed & sunk by the U-559 Gordon Annison M Lacerations to chest N
1941.11.27.b 1941 Sea Disaster SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN HMAS Parramatta torpedoed & sunk by the U-559 Bill Nash M 23 Right hand severed N
1941.12.03 1941 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming Ron Graham M 10 Right ankle bitten N
1942.00.00.b 1942 Boating Days before the surrender of Singapore, the 3 men escaped to Sumatra where they acquired a 17' dinghy. After 125 days at sea they drifted back to Sumatra Bombardier J. Hall, Private Green of the Sherwood Foresters & Captain C. O. Jennings, R.E. Anti-tank Regiment M No injury to occupants. Sharks continually followed the dinghy, and one smashed its rudder N
1942.00.00.c 1942 Sea Disaster SOUTHWEST PACIFIC OCEAN Ditched plane in the sea & were adrift on a rubber life raft. American aviators M No injury to occupants, They fought off sharks & killed one with an automatic. Rescued 34 days later N
1942.00.00.d 1942 Sea Disaster MID-PACIFC OCEAN Plane forced down, 3 men on rubber life raft. Put hand over side to feel drift of boat Gene Aldrich M Fingers badly lacerated, wounds became septic N
1942.00.00.f 1942 Unprovoked BAHAMAS Swimming along side N.E.L. vessel Saluda Herbert J. Mann M 48 Minor injury, ankle scratched by shark's teeth N
1942.00.00.g 1942 Boating SOUTH AFRICA boat No injury N
1942.00.00.h 1942 Boating SOUTH AFRICA boat No injury to occupants, boat rammed by shark N
1942.00.00.j 1942 Boating AUSTRALIA Fishing for perch Storm King; occupants - George Bridge & 2 sons M No injury to occupants, rudder damaged by shark N
1942.01.00 1942 Provoked AUSTRALIA Surf-skiing male M Attempted to frighten shark by smacking water with paddle. Shark bit paddle. No injury to surf-skier PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1942.01.18 1942 Boating AUSTRALIA paddle of surf-ski Paddle of surf ski bitten by shark N
1942.05.09 1942 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving from lugger Abraham Johnson M Hands, arms & knee lacerated N
1942.06.00 1942 Unprovoked On life raft tethered to lifeboat. A seaman put hand over side to rinse a cup male M Forearm lacerated N
1942.06.04 1942 Unprovoked USA Plane crashed in water, men in life raft a pilot M Survived N
1942.07.06 1942 Provoked ITALY Sculling Gino Bardolini M 20 After he hit the shark with an oar, the shark bit the oar and overturned the boat PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1942.08.08 1942 Sea Disaster SOLOMON ISLANDS Japanese aircraft shot down. He was one of two survivors rescued by the U.S. destroyer Mugford Tamaki Amano M Lacerations to left arm N
1942.09.12.a 1942 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Treading water Athol Wearne, Royal Australian Air Force. officer M 24 Right foot severed & calf removed, leg surgically amputated below the knee N
1942.09.12.b 1942 Sea Disaster ATLANTIC OCEAN The Pacquebot Laconia, enroute to Liverpool with 600 Italian prisoners onboard, was torpedoed by the German submarine U-156 and only 2 rafts were launched before the ship went down. Unable to board an overcrowded raft, he was swimming. Michael Setti M Calf lacerated. He was rescued by German submarine, which sunk. Rescued by Italian submarine, which sunk. Managed to reach Dakar N
1942.09.30 1942 Sea Disaster ATLANTIC OCEAN The 6015-ton British ship Empire Avocet was torpedoed by the German submarine U-125. Survivors on life rafts were harassed by sharks N
1942.10.12 1942 Sea Disaster SOLOMON ISLANDS His ship, the US destroyer Duncan DD 485, had been sunk by crossfire from Japanese warships. He was wearing a kapok lifejacket & using 2 aluminum powder tins for floatation Lieutenant Commander Herbert Richard Kabat M 25 Foot, hand, elbow & calf lacerated & abraded, thigh gashed N
1942.11.00.b 1942 Provoked PACIFIC OCEAN In rubber dinghy with Captain Eddie Rickenbacker for 21 days. male M One man drove a knife through rubberized canvas trying to stab a shark & it injured him with its tail PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1942.11.13.c 1942 Sea Disaster SOLOMON ISLANDS Anti-Aircraft cruiser USS Atlanta (CL,-05) travelling in convoy after the Battle of Midway, encountered a Japanese flotilla (Battle of Guadalcanal) &, heavily damaged by gunfire, she was lost off Lunga Point. Victim was swimming when bitten. Sam Hicks, a gunner M Injured by sharks, but managed to swim ashore 6.5 hours later N
1942.11.16 1942 Sea Disaster SOLOMON ISLANDS Thrown from destroyer when shell hit M 19 Hip bitten N
1942.11.25 1942 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Swimming E.W. Bilton M 38 Calf bitten, leg surgically amputated N
1943.00.00.b 1943 Unprovoked USA Spearfishing 2 males M Calf nipped in each case N
1943.00.00.c 1943 Unprovoked USA Spearfishing 2 males M Calf nipped in each case N
1943.00.00.d 1943 Unprovoked IRAQ Swimming Syed Khaleeulla M 22 Right arm severed, left foot bitten N
1943.00.00.e 1943 Unprovoked SOLOMON ISLANDS Swimming U.S. soldier in 161st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division M Arm severed N
1943.05.01.R 1943 Sea Disaster INDIAN OCEAN ship torpedoed 400 miles off the African coas. Man was clinging to hatch cover Clarence Master M Leg, foot & arm bitten N
1943.05.17.b 1943 Sea Disaster CENTRAL PACIFIC S2N Navy scout plane went down, E.H. Almond & Lieut A.G. Reading in water Arthur George Reading, Naval aviator M 26 Jaw dislocated & contusions from many blows on legs & body by shark fins, rescued after 14 hours N
1943.05.27 1943 PACIFIC OCEAN B-24 crashed during a search mission. Survivors in raft for 47 days Louis Zamperini & Russell Phillips M Survived N
1943.06.16 1943 Boating AUSTRALIA Fishing for cod a dinghy, occupant Neil Parker M 18 No injury to occupant, shark grabbed rudder and dragged the dinghy stern-first N
1943.07.00.a 1943 MEXICO Swimming Manuel Zamora, a lawyer M 68 No injury, a shark made a threat display N
1943.07.00.b 1943 Boating PORTUGAL Fishing for mackerel rowboats attacked by sharks No injury to occupants N
1943.08.00 1943 Sea Disaster ITALY Flying Fortress bomber aircraft went down after daytime raid on Naples. He was swimming on the surface Lieutenant Robert D. Kurz (U.S.), co-pilot M Bitten on arms, hands & feet while awaiting rescue N
1943.10.26 1943 USA Clyde Kelly Ormand, Jr. M Hand, forearm, leg and pelvis recovered from sharkís gut N
1943.11.21 1943 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Swimming with board Richard Richardson M Right foot lacerated N
1944.01.14 1944 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Surfing Peter Weir M 14 Both legs bitten, one surgically amputated N
1944.01.16 1944 Boating AUSTRALIA Fishing 14' dinghy, 2 occupants M No injury, shark took day's catch & struck boat N
1944.02.27 1944 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Treading water Corporal N.S. LeBlanc M Foot & ankle lacerated N
1944.03.14 1944 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Treading water Richard D. Field M 16 Ankle severely lacerated N
1944.03.26.b 1944 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Treading water Gabriel Botha M 18 Left thigh bitten N
1944.05.24.R 1944 Unprovoked SAMOA a male from the Second Seabee Battalion Minor injury when shark tore off his boot N
1944.05.31 1944 Unprovoked USA Bathing Mary Ann Shands F 15 Left calf bitten N
1944.06.23 1944 NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN Lt. Cmdr. Price M When picked up by the USS Boyd DD 44 on 6/23/1944 his raft was "surrounded by sharks" N
1944.09.03 1944 Unprovoked USA Swimming Philip Stanton M 13 Laceration to right lower leg N
1944.10.23.R 1944 Boating AUSTRALIA Fishing dinghy No injury to occupants; shark bit dinghy leaving tooth fragments in its woodwork N
1944.10.25.a 1944 Unprovoked PHILIPPINES Parachuted into Pacific US Naval ensign M Shark grazed leg, leaving toothmarks N
1944.12.02 1944 Provoked USA Fishing for mackerel 28' sea skiff, occupants: Alan Moree and another fisherman No injury to occupants. After being prodded with an oar, shark struck bow and sank boat PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1944.12.18 1944 Sea Disaster PHILIPPINES Swimming near life raft Nicholas Nagurney M 19 Arm bitten N
1945.00.00.a 1945 Unprovoked IRAQ Swimming male M 15 Left foot bitten N
1945.00.00.b 1945 Unprovoked PANAMA Bathing with her mother Maria Asista F Foot bitten N
1945.00.00.d 1945 Unprovoked JAMAICA Diving Albert Stewart M Hand severed N
1945.02.05 1945 Unprovoked ISRAEL Swimming British constable M Survived. R.A.F. pilot, seeing commotion in the water, dived his plane to investigate and scared off shark N
1945.03.06 1945 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Walking David Drummond M 37 Right leg bitten knee to foot, surgically amputated N
1945.08.19 1945 Unprovoked IRAN / IRAQ Abdol Karmi M Lower left leg amputated N
1945.09.06 1945 Unprovoked IRAN Swimming Hamid M 13 Right forearm injured, mid-humeral amputation N
1945.09.19 1945 Sea Disaster OKINAWA American minesweeper USS YMS-472 foundered in a typhoon - swimming to shore Lowell J. Bemis M 20 Laceration to arm N
1946.00.00.a 1946 Unprovoked PERSIAN GULF Bitten after dhow shipwrecked Arab woman F Abdomen bitten, but she survived. Most of the 40 others that survived the wreck, were taken by sharks N
1946.00.00.b 1946 Boating SOUTH AFRICA boat Shark holed and sank boat, occupants rescued N
1946.00.00.c 1946 Boating SOUTH AFRICA 4 boats No injury to occupants, shark struck boats+K1581 N
1946.01.01 1946 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Body surfing Noel Buxton Redfern M 24 Calf lacerated N
1946.01.07 1946 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Jumping in swells Michael Anthony Hoffman M 18 Foot bitten N
1946.01.17 1946 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Donald Vaughan M 12 Ankle bitten N
1946.01.24.a 1946 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Swimming Manduray, a lifesaver M Foot severely lacerated N
1946.01.24.b 1946 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Treading water Brian Gibson M 15 Knee & calf lacerated N
1946.02.10.a 1946 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Swimming Janardhan Rughoober Varma, a lifesaver M 18 Flexed right knee bitten N
1946.02.10.b 1946 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Standing Ronald D. Sunderland, from the Royal Australian Navy, on leave from HMAS Leeuwin M 18 Leg bitten, surgically amputated N
1946.02.16 1946 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Treading water Ernest Tomson M 21 Right arm severely lacerated N
1946.03.20 1946 Boating AUSTRALIA Fishing 14' catamaran, occupant: M. Leverenz M 28 No injury; shark rammed boat, catapulting Leverenz in the sea & damaging boat N
1946.04.00 1946 Boating AUSTRALIA Fishing boat, occupants: C. Nardelli & son No injury to occupants. Shark charged boat, tore off rudder & tossed it air, then swam off with it N
1946.05.09 1946 Unprovoked TANZANIA Swimming W. Svendson, shipís officer M Leg bitten N
1946.06.28 1946 Unprovoked INDIA Bathing Murugesan M 14 "Serious injuries" N
1946.07.18.a 1946 Unprovoked IRAN Swimming Mehdi M 12 Left Achilles tendon severed, calf muscles severely lacerated N
1946.07.18.b 1946 Unprovoked IRAN Fishing, probably with a net Khodadad, (male) M 12 Radius & ulna bared N
1946.08.24 1946 Unprovoked ISRAEL Fishing Kamel Mustapha Ayesh M 15 Laceration to back N
1946.10.14 1946 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming Douglas Blackmore M 15 Left leg lacerated N
1946.12.24.R 1946 Boating AUSTRALIA Moored fishing launch of Harry Lone Shark jumped into cockpit N
1946.12.28 1946 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming near jetty with 2' piece of wood Leo Streng M 23 Forearm & fingers lacerated, teethmarks on wood N
1947.01.05 1947 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Treading water Peter C. Knoop M 18 Flexed left leg lacerated N
1947.01.14 1947 Boating AUSTRALIA Rowing rowboat, occupants: Bob Scott & John Blackwell No injury, shark lifted the boat 0.5 m out of the water N
1947.02.06.R 1947 Provoked BAHAMAS Attempting to ride a shark Bill Whitman M Arm bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1947.02.23 1947 Boating AUSTRALIA Fishing No injury, shark holed boat N
1947.03.09 1947 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Treading water Gabriel Botha, a lifesaver M 22 Lacerations on buttock & right foot N
1947.03.12 1947 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Wading Adam Johannes Kriel M 18 Hip abraded, right calf severely lacerated N
1947.04.00 1947 Provoked PACIFIC OCEAN Moving shark from tuna vessel when boat rolled, placing both man & shark in chest-deep water Charles Kaufmann M 29 Right arm punctured, finger lacerated PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1947.04.06 1947 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Surfing Max Watt M 17 No injury, board scraped by shark N
1947.04.11 1947 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Body surfing Robert Douglas M 14 Thigh severely lacerated, shin & calf lacerated N
1947.04.20 1947 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Treading water Aubrey "Bill" Nielsen M 21 Ankle & shin lacerated N
1947.05.13.R 1947 Unprovoked KENYA Swimming merchant seaman M Knee grazed N
1947.06.16 1947 Boating AUSTRALIA Fishing 12-foot dinghy Occupants: R. Hunt & a friend. No injury to occupants, shark bumped & lifted dinghy N
1947.06.27 1947 Unprovoked USA Fishing Valentin Limatoc M 35 Left forearm, arm & leg lacerated N
1947.07.00 1947 GREECE Jumped overboard Nickolas Doulis M Shark involvement unconfirmed N
1947.07.15 1947 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Swimming Keith Daldorf M 20 Right thigh lacerated N
1947.07.24.R 1947 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving A.S. Festing M Suit ripped N
1947.07.27.R 1947 Provoked USA Fishing Philip Dorn M 46 PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1947.10.28 1947 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Fishing in waist-deep water Dan, an aboriginal M Kneecap removed N
1947.11.08.a 1947 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming Rupert Elford M 13 Thighs & knee lacerated N
1947.11.14.a 1947 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Fishing from surf ski John Martini M 16 No injury, ski bumped N
1947.11.14.b 1947 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Fishing from surf ski Peter Curruthers M 17 No injury, ski bumped N
1947.11.23 1947 Boating AUSTRALIA Fishing 10' dinghy No injury to occupants, shark made 20 to 30 rushes at dinghy N
1947.12.21 1947 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Fishing Don Ireland M 9 Leg gashed N
1948.00.00.a 1948 Boating SOUTH AFRICA Fishing boat Marie No injury to occupants, boat holed by shark N
1948.00.00.b 1948 Provoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA Spearfishing male M Bitten on face while taking shark off spear PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1948.00.00.c 1948 Unprovoked NEW GUINEA Fishing, holding fish in right hand male M Right hand bitten N
1948.00.00.d 1948 Provoked USA Underwater photography Charles L. Morgan M 48 Grabbed shark by the tail & it bit him PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1948.01.25 1948 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Surf skiing David Button M No injury, ski bitten N
1948.03.00 1948 Provoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA Spearfishing Reiman M 30 Leg bitten by shark that he had speared PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1948.04.10 1948 Provoked SOUTH AFRICA Bringing hooked, harpooned shark onboard boat boat, occupants, P. Groenwald and others M Groenwald's arm lacerated by the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1948.05.10 1948 Provoked IRAN Fishing, shark caught in his net Ali M 38 8" x 4" left antecubital fossa of muscle & skin removed PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1948.06.06.R 1948 Unprovoked NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Swimming Pfc. Donald Tasking M Heel bitten N
1948.08.00 1948 Provoked BAHAMAS Spearing a shark Francisco Edmund Blanc, a scientist from National Museum in Paris M 41 Shark that he speared bit his calf PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1948.08.03 1948 Unprovoked IRAN Swimming Ismail M 15 Quadriceps lacerated, femur exposed N
1948.09.19.a 1948 Unprovoked USA Fishing male M Survived N
1948.09.19.b 1948 Unprovoked USA Swimming Noah Kalama M Leg bitten N
1948.11.18 1948 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Pearl diving Metuela Mau M 41 Leg bitten N
1948.12.10 1948 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Fishing Hans Vegsund M Hand injured N
1948.12.14.a 1948 Unprovoked CUBA 2 messboys (Jeppsen) & Tony Latona (13) were playing on the afterdeck of the Danish ship Grete Maersk. Jeppsen fell overboard, Latona threw a lifebelt then jumped in to help him. Ship didnít notice they were missing Bret Jeppsen M 14 2 hours later shark bit Jeppsenís feet, arm, knee & finally killed him. Tony, clothing torn but alive, washed ashore on Cuban coast N
1948.12.14.b 1948 Unprovoked IRAN Abdul Imam (male) M 19 Left thumb severed N
1949.00.00.b 1949 Unprovoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA Swimming close to wharf male M Hand severed N
1949.00.00.d 1949 Unprovoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA Olai M Hand & shoulder bitten N
1949.00.00.e 1949 Unprovoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA Jalem M Leg bitten, surgically amputated N
1949.00.00.g 1949 Boating ITALY Fishing, on a boat male M No injury to occupant N
1949.01.13 1949 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Surf skiing Don Dixon M No injury, shark bumped ski N
1949.01.14 1949 AUSTRALIA Surfing Vince Wilson M 32 No injury, chased by 3 sharks N
1949.04.13 1949 Unprovoked MEXICO Bathing male M 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. N
1949.04.18 1949 Provoked AUSTRALIA Fishing "Lockie" Smith M Toe bitten by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1949.05.13 1949 Provoked AUSTRALIA Examining netted shark, that had been shot Albert Hampton M 26 Lacerations to right hand PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1949.05.16 1949 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing Mary Passaris F 22 Left arm severed above elbow, recovered 5 days afterwards from sharkís gut N
1949.07.16 1949 Provoked USA Fishing Raymond T. Gold M 16 Right hand bitten by hooked shark being pulled onboard PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1949.07.25 1949 Unprovoked USA Floating on his back Ted Roach M 16 Abdomen abraded, thigh lacerated N
1949.07.29 1949 Unprovoked IRAN Swimming R. Palmer, shipís apprentice M 18 Right leg lacerated N
1949.08.10.R 1949 Unprovoked ITALY Swimming Giovanni Picarelli M 21 Right hand severed N
1949.08.16 1949 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming near shore Robert Kay M 18 Hip lacerated N
1949.08.17 1949 ITALY Swimming Domenico Murolo M 17 No injury N
1949.08.28.b 1949 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming Brian Ware (rescuer) M 21 Abdomen & chest abraded N
1949.11.20 1949 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Free diving or wading back to shore William Edward Brown M 36 Left arm bitten N
1949.12.00.a 1949 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Lying on the bottom of a 16' dinghy Doug Miller M 35 No injury, Shark landed on top of him, knocked him back down 3 times N
1950.00.00.a 1950 Unprovoked FIJI Fijian M Survived N
1950.00.00.b 1950 Unprovoked NEW CALEDONIA Helmet diving, collecting trochus shell male M Arm bitten, surgically amputated N
1950.00.00.c 1950 Unprovoked NEW CALEDONIA Spearfishing, but walking carrying fish on end of speargun male M Shark jumped from sea, taking fish & his right arm N
1950.00.00.f 1950 Unprovoked PANAMA Bathing male, a US soldier M Foot & hand severed N
1950.00.00.g 1950 USA Spearfishing David Lloyd M No injury from shark, scraped chest climbing out on reef N
1950.00.00.h 1950 Unprovoked USA Standing George Carter M Arm bitten N
1950.00.00.k 1950 Unprovoked SRI LANKA Spearfishing Langston Pereira M No injury, but shark damaged one of his swim fins N
1950.00.00.l 1950 Unprovoked SRI LANKA Shark fishing Aboobaker M Buttock removed N
1950.00.00.m 1950 Boating AUSTRALIA Sitting on side of dinghy mending a net Neil Drake M No injury to occupant, shark bit side of dinghy N
1950.01.12.R 1950 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming D. Martin M 3 lacerations to heel N
1950.02.18.R 1950 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Spearfishing male M Minor injury to leg N
1950.03.26 1950 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Wading Mr. N. Wright M Ankle & foot lacerated, defense wounds on hand N
1950.04.09.a 1950 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Fishing, sitting in stern of small boat, feet dangling in the water male M Shark bit foot, removing 2 toes N
1950.05.01 1950 Boating ITALY Fishing on a boat Remo Adriani M No injury N
1950.05.24 1950 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Treading water Dr. Leonard Read Tibbet M 27 Left foot bitten N
1950.06.25 1950 Unprovoked USA Swimming Joseph Salengo M 16 Gashes & lacerations on legs, foot lacerated. N
1950.07.00 1950 Unprovoked USA Goggle-diving for seaweeds, but standing in water Warren Rathgen M 21 Shallow lacerations on back of right thigh N
1950.07.10 1950 Unprovoked USA Swimming Mark Majors III M 11 Laceration to leg N
1950.07.14 1950 Unprovoked CUBA Swept off deck of S.S.Frontenac enroute from West Indies to US Johan Loekstad, a Norwegian seaman M 30 Found at 21h30 by searchlight. Had been constantly harassed by sharks & had numerous lacerations N
1950.07.19 1950 Provoked ITALY Fishing male Harpooned shark bit his forehead PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1950.07.27.R 1950 Boating AUSTRALIA Fishing 40' fishing cutter No injury to occupants N
1950.08.00 1950 Unprovoked SAUDI ARABIA Diving a pearl diver M Tissue stripped knee to foot N
1950.08.06 1950 Provoked EL SALVADOR Jerked overboard while pole fishing for tuna Robert L. Bottini M 27 Left thigh bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1950.10.04 1950 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Fishing Valentine Sichter M 25 Lacerations to right thumb and knee N
1950.10.08 1950 Unprovoked USA Body surfing / treading water Robert B. Campbell M 31 Right leg lacerated N
1950.11.12 1950 Boating AUSTRALIA Paddling a canoe A canoe; occupants Harry Goodson & Douglas Barnes M 18 No injury to occupants, shark holed canoet N
1950.11.25 1950 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Body surfing Leo Vincent Ryan M 21 Part of buttocks & fingers severed N
1950.11.29 1950 Provoked AUSTRALIA Diving Irrwala M 17 Minor injury to hand and groin from shark "caught on his fishing spear" PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1950.12.19.R 1950 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming 2 swimmers Legs nipped N
1950.12.31 1950 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Paddling a surfboat Brian Love M 19 No injury, shark bit oar N
1951.02.01 1951 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming Harry Sheen M 14 Leg bitten N
1951.02.03 1951 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Spearfishing (but treading water on the surface) Albert Pride M 20 Shark's fin caused abrasion on his chest N
1951.02.19 1951 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Body surfing Keith Huskisson M 31 Leg bitten, defense wounds on hands N
1951.03.15 1951 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Body surfing Heinrich Stapelberg M 19 Left foot lacerated N
1951.03.24 1951 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Fishing, casting in the surf male M Severe lacerations of chest & thigh N
1951.03.26 1951 Provoked AUSTRALIA Fell off surf ski Ken Davidson M 23 Minor laceration to chest when he grabbed the shark by its tail PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1951.05.09.R 1951 Provoked ITALY 3 men knocked to ground by harpooned shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1951.05.22 1951 Unprovoked MEXICO Free diving Brian Lanse M 16 Lower leg severely injured N
1951.06.00 1951 Unprovoked FRENCH POLYNESIA Spearfishing Don M. Clark M 39 Right thumb bitten N
1951.07.11 1951 Unprovoked PACIFIC OCEAN Fell overboard Edward Sierks, skipper M 40 "Molested by shark that nibbled his bare feet", rescued 30 hours later. N
1951.07.19.R 1951 Unprovoked USA Archie Nottingham M 13 Severe laceration to foot N
1951.08.16.R 1951 Unprovoked ITALY Diving (Hookah) male M No injury N
1951.08.17.b 1951 Unprovoked GREECE Swimming George Athanasenas M 18 Injured but survived N
1951.09.03.R 1951 Unprovoked ITALY Fishing for squid Luca Caputo M 3 fingers severed when he used his hand as bait N
1951.10.05 1951 NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN cargo ship Southern Isle sank at 04h00 Sharks fed on bodies of the drowned N
1951.11.28.a 1951 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Treading water George Plowman M 24 Leg severed below knee, defense wounds on hand N
1951.11.28.b 1951 Unprovoked JAMAICA Fishing George Lewis M 81 Lacerations to left hand N
1951.11.29 1951 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Swimming Harold Tait M 23 Thigh bruised & abraded N
1951.12.16 1951 Provoked AUSTRALIA Spearfishing Lindsay Munn M 18 Speared shark lacerated left leg above ankle PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1952.00.00.d 1952 Unprovoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA Spearfishing male M Arm bitten, surgically amputated N
1952.01.07 1952 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Surfing Charles Thomas M Bitten on left calf and ankle N
1952.01.23 1952 Provoked MAURITIUS Spearfishing, speared a small shark Bernard Montessier M Right foot lacerated by a larger shark. Lost several toes PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1952.03.30 1952 Unprovoked NETHERLANDS ANTILLES Went to aid of child being menaced by the shark A.J. Eggink M Buttock bitten, tissue removed N
1952.04.00 1952 Provoked SUDAN Spearfishing Hans Hass M Right forearm lacerated by speared shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1952.04.06 1952 Boating AUSTRALIA Fishing for white sharks 25' cutter No injury to fisherman Alf Dean & other occupants; N
1952.05.00 1952 Unprovoked INDIA Fishing, standing in water next to purse net Ranji Lal M Lower leg lacerated N
1952.05.07.R 1952 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Fishing, standing in water washing fish Mr. M. King M Lacerations to 2 fingers & knuckles abraded N
1952.05.27 1952 Unprovoked USA Swimming on surface Arthur E. Taylor, a navy diver & member+G1053 of a 24-man demolition team M Foot & swimfin bitten N
1952.07.05 1952 Unprovoked USA Spearfishing, carrying fish on spear Juan Suarez Morales M Leg lacerated & bone fractured N
1952.07.13 1952 Provoked USA Fishing Gerald Howard, on board sportsfishing boat Teresa A M 34 Part of hand removed by shark he had caught PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1952.07.27.b 1952 Provoked USA Fishing Truman Jones M 34 Thumb bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1952.07.27.c 1952 Provoked USA Fishing Ben Tillman Homes M 43 Finger bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1952.07.27.d 1952 Boating USA Fishing for trout a skill. Occupants George Lunsford & 2 companions No injury to occupants. Shark chasing fish leapt into skiff & flopped out N
1952.08.04 1952 Provoked ITALY Fishing Franco Podesta M 17 Bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1952.10.12 1952 Unprovoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA Fishing male M Right thigh bitten N
1952.12.21 1952 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Fishing, setting nets John Holmes M 25 Bitten on thigh and buttocks N
1952.12.24 1952 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Lying prone on surfboard Bernard Bade M No injury, board bumped by shark N
1953.00.00.a 1953 Unprovoked USA Standing girl F Leg lacerated thigh to ankle N
1953.00.00.c 1953 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Spearfishing Alan Agnew M Kneecap bitten N
1953.01.08 1953 Boating AUSTRALIA Fishing 14-foot boat Sintra No injury to occupant, shark charged boat N
1953.01.20 1953 Provoked AUSTRALIA Fishing Ernest Lamerton M 61 Finger bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1953.02.00 1953 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Spearfishing Ron Ware M Foot bitten N
1953.02.15 1953 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Spearfishing Rex Gallagher M 25 Shark tore off face mask, diverís face, nose & chin lacerated N
1953.02.18 1953 Provoked USA Bitten while cutting shark from net James S. Takeuchi M Hand bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1953.03.19.R 1953 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Spearfishing Michael Leech M Abrasion N
1953.03.22 1953 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Spearfishing Helmut Scheidl M 23 Arm lacerated N
1953.04.00.a 1953 Unprovoked IRAN Swimming in midriver near sewage outlet & 400 m from a slaughterhouse Mr. Nasser Seemrookh M Right forearm severed at the elbow N
1953.04.00.b 1953 Unprovoked IRAN Mr. Kaaby M Arm severed N
1953.04.04 1953 Unprovoked USA Swimming Susan Smith F 19 Lacerations to right foot N
1953.04.07 1953 Boating AUSTRALIA 16' launch No injury to occupant. As engine started, shark hit boat, breaking one of boatís ribs in 3 places & stoving in 2 planks N
1953.06.00 1953 Provoked AUSTRALIA Landing hooked shark in boat Thomas H. Durbridge M Right forearm & hand bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1953.07.00 1953 Unprovoked PANAMA Retrieving bait box that had fallen overboard Jose Gonzales M 19 Hand severely bitten N
1953.07.04 1953 Unprovoked USA Accidentally dragged overboard from the sampan Holokahana into school of yellowfin tuna David Crick, fisherman M Shark made 3 passes at him, lacerating his calf, shin and ankle N
1953.07.09 1953 Boating CANADA Fishing for lobsters 12' to 14' dory, occupants: John D. Burns & John MacLeod M Burns drowned as result of attack on boat N
1953.07.11 1953 Sea Disaster PACIFIC OCEAN Royal Hawaiian skymaster DC-6B aircraft went down with 58 passenger & crew Recuers fought sharks for the bodies N
1953.07.15 1953 Unprovoked USA Standing Mrs. D. F. Gunn F 26 Lower left leg severely bitten N
1953.07.16 1953 Provoked USA Fishing from market fishboat Sea Spray Captain Forest M. Richel M Arm bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1953.08.00 1953 MEXICO Free diving Arthur R. Satz M 19 No injury N
1953.09.02 1953 Unprovoked USA Crabbing Daniel Gonsalves M Leg & foot bitten N
1953.09.03.R 1953 Unprovoked USA Surf fishing Alan Stevenson, Jr. M 15 Laceration to right lower leg N
1953.09.18 1953 Sea Disaster USA Aircaft exploded Sgt. Larry Charles Graybill M Hand bitten N
1953.09.20.R 1953 Unprovoked USA Scuba diving Al Diamond M No injury N
1953.10.00 1953 Provoked AUSTRALIA Len Kosky M Hit by tail of speared shark, fell & hit head on rock & out cold for 30 minutes PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1953.12.00 1953 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Surf skiing Jack Haynes M No Injury, shark charged surfski N
1953.12.13 1953 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming or wading out to warn bathers that a shark had been seen Neil Tapp, cadet lifesaver M 16 Bruised shoulder chest & foot N
1953.12.22 1953 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Swimming Glen Stoddart M 23 Lacerations to arm N
1953.12.30 1953 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Swimming Mrs. G. Rautenbach F Left calf lacerated N
1954.00.00 f 1954 Unprovoked IRAN Mr. Abbas Jasem (Mr. Kasem Jasem's son) M Survived N
1954.00.00.a 1954 Unprovoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA Swimming boy M 12 Leg & abdomen lacerated N
1954.00.00.b 1954 Unprovoked USA Fishing Severino M Bitten on foot N
1954.00.00.d 1954 Unprovoked MARTINIQUE Bernard Vieux M Chest bruised, after shark clamped its jaws on his chest N
1954.01.15 1954 Unprovoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA Crouching in the water Ramlen M 26 Back & thighs lacerated N
1954.01.22.a 1954 Unprovoked ARGENTINA Floating Alfredo Aubone M 18 Arm & left calf bitten, right leg lacerated N
1954.01.22.b 1954 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Spearfishing Annie Mills M 30 Severe laceration to arm N
1954.01.30 1954 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming Bruce Bourke M Abrasions to arm N
1954.04.00 1954 Provoked SUDAN? Spearfishing Jean Foucher-Createau M Speared small shark, shark bit his thigh and/or buttock PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1954.05.00 1954 Unprovoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA child Foot severed N
1954.06.27 1954 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Pearl diving from lugger Whyalla Morslem Aken M 30 Shark bit right arm & shoulder, then Aken says, he "knocked out" the shark N
1954.06.29 1954 Provoked USA Grabbed shark & threw it on deck Frank Donahue, a movie stuntman M 35 Right elbow & forearm lacerated PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1954.07.03 1954 Unprovoked BERMUDA Swimming Sub-Lieut. Edwin Michael Marks, of H.M.S. Sheffield M 22 Left thigh bitten, chest lacerated & defense wounds on foot, fingers and hands N
1954.07.04.R 1954 Unprovoked USA a marine biology student from the University of Miami Small wound on upper thigh N
1954.07.30 1954 Unprovoked ECUADOR Tuna fishing, standing on stern platform that was submerged by waves Carl Dible M 34 4 lacerations on dorsum of right foot N
1954.08.12.a 1954 Provoked CUBA Spearfishing Dr. H. Warmke M Right thigh & left calf injured by speared shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1954.08.12.b 1954 Provoked CUBA Spearfishing Dr. D.H. Teas M Knee bitten by shark that his dive buddy had shot PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1954.08.19 1954 Unprovoked ITALY Spearfishing Aldo Campi M 27 Abdomen injured N
1954.09.21 1954 Unprovoked USA Swimming Clyde Leeper M 35 Minor bruises & abrasions on leg N
1954.10.06 1954 Provoked UNITED KINGDOM Fishing (trawling) John Butcher M 62 Arm broken by tail of netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1954.11.20 1954 Unprovoked USA Spearfishing James L. Oetzel M Shoulder bitten N
1954.12.04 1954 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Swimming Graham Scott M 16 Shallow lacerations on torso N
1955.00.00.a 1955 Unprovoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA Pakau M Back bitten N
1955.00.00.b 1955 Unprovoked COLUMBIA Spearfishing Gabriel Echiavarria M 12 Swim fin & foot bitten N
1955.00.00.c 1955 USA Swimming George Lawson M Right leg bitten N
1955.00.00.d 1955 Provoked CUBA Fishing Romilio M Forearm slashed wrist to elbow by hooked shark he was trying to club to death PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1955.02.00 1955 Boating AUSTRALIA Rowing toward snapper grounds 10' row boat occupants; Douglas Richards & George Irwin No injury to occupants, 6 sharks charged boat N
1955.02.01. 1955 Boating AUSTRALIA Rowing racing scull, occupants: Bill Andrews on bow oar, Dick Brown on #2 oar No injury to occupants; shark grabbed oar, vaulted over scull N
1955.02.04 1955 Unprovoked INDIA Fishing Nedugattan M 25 Leg bitten N
1955.02.06 1955 Unprovoked USA Spearfishing James F. Jacobs M 19 Swimfin & 2 wool socks removed by shark, suit torn N
1955.02.10 1955 Unprovoked USA Scuba diving John Adams M No injury, shark bumped diver's face N
1955.03.00.a 1955 Provoked AUSTRALIA Competing in U/W endurance record, standing beside drum in 10' of water Theo Watts Brown M 25 Leg of wetsuit torn after spear fired at shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1955.03.00.b 1955 Unprovoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA Swimming with speared fish Lidua, a male M Left leg bitten N
1955.04.00 1955 Unprovoked USA Fishing from boat, Kaimamla Kanematsu Oshiro M Hand bitten N
1955.04.12 1955 Unprovoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA Spearfishing Kula M No injury. Shark took string of fish then struck canoe N
1955.04.13.R 1955 Unprovoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA Spearfishing or fishing Kairua Gairi M Left shoulder bitten N
1955.05.00 1955 Unprovoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA Spearfishing Sindlin M Right forearm severely lacerated, left arm & hand lacerated N
1955.05.08 1955 Provoked USA Spearfishing Robert C. Yeargin M 28 Diver hit shark & right forearm slightly injured PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1955.07.23 1955 Unprovoked USA Wading William Cashman M 13 Bites on legs & thighs N
1955.08.00.a 1955 Boating AUSTRALIA Fishing launch, occupant: Clarrie Whelan Whelan's head was injured when he fell to the deck as shark rammed boat N
1955.08.00.c 1955 Unprovoked NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN Treading water Wolfgang Emrich M 15 No injury N
1955.08.04.R 1955 Provoked USA Fishing fisherman M Finger bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1955.08.30.a 1955 Provoked USA Surfing Dale Strand M 25 Surfer grabbed shark, which turned & bit him and 2 lifeguards PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1955.09.03 1955 Unprovoked USA male M Minor injury N
1955.09.04 1955 Unprovoked USA Swimming near breakwater Eric Vaughters M 16 Dorsum of right foot lacerated N
1955.09.20 1955 Unprovoked USA Hunting turtle Philip C. Diez M Arm bitten N
1955.09.23.a 1955 Sea Disaster NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN "Flying Tiger" transport plane went down with 5 men onboard Robert C. Hightower M Bitten several times before being rescued after 43 hours in the sea by the freighter Stell Advocate N
1955.10.16 1955 Provoked AUSTRALIA Spearfishing & lassoed shark Noel Cross M 28 Lassoed shark bit his hand PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1955.11.00 1955 Unprovoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA Spearfishing male M Right arm severely bitten N
1955.11.16 1955 Unprovoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA Swimming Niu Bodu M 8 Right thigh bitten N
1955.12.11 1955 Boating USA Fishing for pompano boat, occupants: P.D. Neilly & Charlton Anderson No injury to occupants, shark released from net holed boat N
1955.12.31 1955 Boating AUSTRALIA Ocean racing yacht Even No injury to occupants, shark gouged hull N
1956.00.00.b 1956 Unprovoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA male M Right calf bitten N
1956.00.00.c 1956 Unprovoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA Anonymous Non-fatal, treated at Misima Hospital N
1956.00.00.e 1956 Provoked USA Removing shark from net Josh Vaughan M Punctures on shin & calf PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1956.00.00.h 1956 Unprovoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA Diving native boy M Lower leg & foot lacerated N
1956.01.05 1956 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Surf skiing Ken Howell M 25 No injury, shark bumped his 17' ski N
1956.01.16.R 1956 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving for trochus Stephen Conedo M 18 Lacerations to thighs N
1956.02.10.R 1956 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Swimming Brian Hamilton M 8 Punctures to calves N
1956.03.00.b 1956 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Attempting to set underwater endurance record Theo Brown M 21 No injury to diver, but shark bit hole in his wetsuit N
1956.03.11 1956 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Bathing Ian Nolan M 13 Right thigh gashed, swim fin torn N
1956.05.00 1956 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Diving "Badly bitten by shark" N
1956.05.26.R 1956 Boating SOUTH AFRICA Fishing multiple boats including B.J. C. Brunt No injury, sharks bit propellers, etc N
1956.06.28 1956 Unprovoked AUSTRALIA Line fishing from Lakotoi, saw shoal of fish, dived overboard, had speared second fish & surfaced for air Kila M 6" gashes in foot & leg N
1956.07.12 1956 Unprovoked USA Swimming Eric Rawls M 7 Arm & leg injured N
1956.07.17 1956 Unprovoked USA Wading Eleanor Nelson F 38 Lacerations to legs N
1956.07.26 1956 Provoked USA Fishing Bansie Koide M 38 Finger bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1956.08.00.a 1956 Unprovoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA Fishing native boy M Leg & foot lacerated N
1956.08.00.b 1956 Unprovoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA Fishing Tsira Native M Leg severed, but survived N
1956.08.00.c 1956 Boating MALTA Fishing boat: occupants: Nazzareno Zammit & Emmanuel No injury to occupants, but Emmanuel "later died of shock in hospital" N
1956.08.01 1956 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Free diving for crayfish Maximilliaan Roual Van Dam M 23 No injury, right swim fin bitten N
1956.08.15.a 1956 Unprovoked USA Swimming near pier Douglas Clarke M 10 Lacerated thigh, hand & shoulder N
1956.08.15.b 1956 Provoked AUSTRALIA Diving Lyle Davis M Laceration to arm when his dive buddy grabbed the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1956.08.20 1956 Unprovoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA Fishing native M Leg bitten, but survived N
1956.09.00.a 1956 Unprovoked ITALY Scuba diving Goffredo Lombardo M Survived N
1956.09.23 1956 Unprovoked USA Surf fishing Joel Healy, Jr. M 27 Posterior left ankle bitten N
1956.10.07 1956 Unprovoked SENEGAL Skindiving, fish at belt k M 19 Right thigh bitten N
1956.10.20 1956 Unprovoked PAPUA NEW GUINEA Spearfishing, holding 5' speared fish Bogana Sabati M Left forearm & hand bitten, surgically amputated N
1956.10.27 1956 Unprovoked SOUTH AFRICA Free diving for sinkers Graham Smith M 29 Right heel lacerated & swim fin removed by shark N
1956.12.09 1956 Provoked NEW ZEALAND Fishing Richard McKenzie M 70 Bitten in cockpit of boat by shark caught 30 minutes earlier PROVOKED INCIDENT N
1957.00.00.c 1957 Unprovoked IRAN Mr. Falah M Survived N
1957.00.00.d 1957 Unprovoked IRAN Mr. Paniry M Survived N
1957.00.00.e 1957 Unprovoked FIJI Fishing Semesa Vasu M 30 Right foot lacerated N
1957.00.00.f 1957 Unprovoked USA Helmet diving in Miami Seaquarium Jim Kline M Shark struck helmet, no injury N