Shark Attacks Globally

NEW UPDATE 29 July 2020. This site lists all shark attacks in the world by region. Choose your location and view all attacks registered in that region.




Shark attack results 2001 to 2010, showing page 201 of 5789 shark attacks

2000 -> Shark Attack at Koonya Beach Melbourne - Victoria - Australia - non-fatal - _ Severed human foot washed ashore (in sneaker with 2 Velcro closures) - b - unknown

2000 -> Shark Attack at Isle of Palms Charleston County - South Carolina - USA - fatal - _ - b - unknown

2000 -> Shark Attack at Coco Beach Dar-es-Salaam - Unspecified - Tanzania - fatal - _ - u - unknown

2000 -> Shark Attack at Coco Beach Dar-es-Salaam - Unspecified - Tanzania - fatal - _ - u - unknown

2000 -> Shark Attack at Coco Beach Dar-es-Salaam - Unspecified - Tanzania - fatal - _ - u - unknown

1999 -> Shark Attack at Umtentweni - Kwazulu-Natal - South Africa - non-fatal - _ Sean Grenfell - M - 35

1999 -> Shark Attack at Atlantic Dunes Park Delray Beach Palm Beach County - Florida - USA - non-fatal - _ Ryan Welborn - M - 5

1999 -> Shark Attack at Cape Canaveral - Florida - USA - non-fatal - _ Janet Ferguson - F - 61

1999 -> Shark Attack at Codfish Island (Whenua Hau) west of Stewart Island - South Island - New Zealand - non-fatal - _ Zane Smith - M - unknown

1999 -> Shark Attack at Bonza Beach - Eastern Cape Province - South Africa - non-fatal - _ Evan Ridge - M - unknown


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Q: How many shark attacks have there been?

A: There have been 5,323 recorded shark attacks

Q: 1,175 of those attacks have proved fatal

A: On average 7 people die each year from shark attacks

Q: What is the most dangerous shark?

A: White sharks are the most dangerous sharks, they are responsible for more than a third of all attacks


There have been 3 reported attacks on people named fernando, all of them fatal