Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
It was clear sharks had bitten his body, but shark involvement prior to death is not confirmed. [40] Walter Howe: June 8, 1908: Unconfirmed: The steamer Caribee capsized in the waters off the State of Georgia. While swimming back to a lifeboat after recovering oars, Howe's crewmates saw him suddenly disappear under the water.
Lists of fatal shark attacks include: List of fatal shark attacks in Australia; List of fatal shark attacks in Réunion;
This is a list of fatal shark attacks in Australia. The Australian Shark-Incident Database has recorded that between 1791 and April 2018 there were 237 fatal shark attacks in Australia. [ 1 ] In the two years of 2020 and 2021 there were 11 fatal shark attacks in Australia.
This attack took place at Lower point, while Van der Westhuizen was swimming. Witnesses saw a commotion in the water and then a shark attacking a body. A witness paddled out on his kayak to see a shark eating a body. Then, the NSRI retrieved the body. It is believed the shark responsible was a great white shark, about 4 meters in length. [7]
The 2016 yearly total of 81 shark attacks worldwide was on par with the most recent five-year (2011–2015) average of 82 incidents annually. [27] By contrast, the 98 shark attacks in 2015 was the highest yearly total on record. [27]
This is a list of fatal shark attacks in Réunion. Reunion is an overseas department and region of France and an island in the Indian Ocean with over 207 km (128 miles) of coastline and hundreds of public and private beaches. [1] As of late 2018 there have been 27 fatal attacks and 56 total attacks since 1913. [2]
The species responsible were the white shark, the bull shark, and the tiger shark. 48% of the reported attacks since 1990 were by white sharks, tiger sharks, and bull sharks. [2] Divers in Australia were especially susceptible to shark attacks in the country, with over a hundred separate and recorded incidents, bites, and attacks involving ...
Pages in category "Shark attacks" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Shark attack; 0–9.