| Name, age
| Date
| Species
| Location, Comments
|
| Jamie Marie Daigle, 14
| June 25, 2005
| Bull shark
| Killed while swimming with a friend on boogie boards about 200 yards off a beach in Walton County, Florida eight miles east of Destin, Florida. Witnesses estimated the shark was 6-8 feet in length. [ [link] URL last accessed April 18, 2006 ]
|
| Randy Fry, 50
| August 15, 2004
| Great white shark
| Killed while diving with a friend in 15-20 feet of water 150 feet from shore off Mendocino, California near Kibesillah Rock. The shark was estimated to be 16-18 feet long. [ [link] URL last accessed April 18, 2006 ]
|
| Willis R. McInnis, 57
| April 7, 2004
| Tiger shark
| Attacked while surfing off Pohaku Park, Maui, Hawaii. He died a short time after the attack as a result of blood loss from severe wounds to his right thigh and calf. [ [link] URL last accessed April 18, 2006 ]
|
| Courtney Marcher, 22
| April 4, 2004
| Unconfirmed
| Disappeared while surfing at Velzyland, North shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Her surfboard washed ashore; marks on the leash suggested shark involvement. [ [link] URL last accessed April 18, 2006 ]
|
| Deborah Franzman, 50
| August 19, 2003
| Great white shark
| Killed while swimming 75 yards off Avila Beach, California in about 20 feet of water. She was clad in a wetsuit and fins; sea lions were present. The shark was estimated to be 15-18 feet long. [ [link] URL last accessed April 18, 2006 ]
|
| Eric Reichardt, 42
| September 16, 2001
| Unconfirmed, probably bull or tiger shark
| This death was officially classified as a drowning by the Broward County, Florida medical examiners office; however, it is listed as a fatal shark attack by the International Shark Attack File. Drowned while diving on a wreck in 300 feet of water 2 miles off Pompano Beach, Florida fighting off a shark. [ [link]URL last accessed April 18, 2006 ] His regulator may have fallen out of his mouth causing him to drown. [ [link]URL last accessed April 18, 2006 ]
|
| Sergei Zaloukaev, 28
| September 3, 2001
| Unconfirmed, experts are divided whether it was a bull or tiger shark [ [link] URL last accessed April 18, 2006 ], [ [link] URL last accessed April 18, 2006 ]
| Killed while swimming with his girlfriend in the surf off Avon, Hatteras Island, Dare County, North Carolina; his girlfriend, Natalia Slobodskaya, was severely injured in the attack but survived.
|
| David Peltier, 10
| September 1, 2001
| Unconfirmed, probably a bull shark
| Killed while surfing at Sandbridge Beach, south of Virginia Beach, Princess Anne County, Virginia with his father and brothers. [ Ibid. ]
|
| Thadeus Kubinski, 69
| August 30, 2000
| Bull shark
| Killed while swimming in Pinellas County, Florida. Witnesses said Kubinski had jumped into the water from the dock behind his home for his daily swim and was splashing vigorously. The shark raced toward him with its dorsal fin out of the water. He died from massive blood loss and organ damage before rescuers could get to him. The shark was estimated to be 9 feet long and weigh 400 pounds. [ [link] URL last accessed April 18, 2006 ]
|
| Name, age
| date
| Species
| Location, Comments
|
| Nahid Davoodabai, 29
| March 18, 1999
| Unconfirmed
| Her husband reported that a shark bit off her arm while she was swimming - towing a kayak - in channel waters off Maui's west side. Some investigators have said that they are not sure that they completely believe his version of events. Her body was never recovered. [ [link] ]
|
| James Willie Tellasmon, 9
| November 21, 1998
| Tiger shark
| Killed while swimming off Ocean Beach, Jaycee Park, Indian River County, Florida. His torso and legs washed up on the beach the next day. His arms and head were never recovered. The nature of the wounds allowed experts to conclusively establish that the shark was a Tiger Shark, about six feet in length.
|
| William Covert, 25
| September 13, 1995
| Bull shark
| Scuba Diver presumed killed by a 10-12 foot Bull shark near Alligator Reef off Islamorada, Monroe County, Florida. His body was not recovered.
|
| James Robinson, 42
| December 9, 1994
| Great white shark
| Killed while diving for sea urchins off Harris Point, San Miguel Island, California. The shark was estimated to be 16-18 feet long.
|
| Michelle von Emster, 25
| April 16, 1994
| Great white shark
| Killed while swimming off Pt. Loma, California. The San Diego County medical examiners office ruled that she was killed in a fatal shark attack; however, some in the law enforcement community have questioned this conclusion and feel that she may have been murdered and dumped in the Pacific Ocean. Her leg was bitten off by a Great White shark. [ [link]URL last accessed April 19, 2006 ]
|
| Jim Broach
| January 31, 1994
| Tiger shark
| Killed while surfing at Velzyland on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii.
|
| Daniel McMoyler
| December 1993
| Tiger shark
| On January 11, 1994, his remains washed up on the beach at Waipo, Hawaii. He is thought to have been killed by an 8 foot Tiger shark while surfing sometime the previous month.
|
| Aaron Romento, 18
| November 5, 1992
| Tiger shark
| Attacked and killed while body boarding off Keeau Beach Park, Oahu, Hawaii.
|
| Bryan Adona, 29
| February 19, 1992
| Tiger shark
| Presumed killed by a tiger shark when he did not return from bodyboarding, west of Waimea Bay, Oahu, Hawaii. There were no witnesses to the attack; however, his body board was found the following morning with a 16-inch crescent-shaped piece missing that experts said was made by a large tiger shark.
|
| Martha Joy Morrell, 41
| November 26, 1991
| Tiger shark
| Killed while snorkeling 100 yards from shore at Olowalu, Maui, Hawaii less than a mile from Camp Pecusa.
|
| Suk Kyu (Steve) Park
| November 19, 1991
| Tiger shark
| Fishing from rocks, swept out to sea and treading water when attacked at Maliko Point, Maui, Hawaii. His body was not recovered. Shorts found indicate shark bite on left side.
|
| Roy Tanaka
| February 17, 1990
| Unconfirmed
| Killed while scuba diving and spearfishing off Makapu Beach, Oahu, Hawaii.
|
| Name, age
| date
| Species
| Location, Comments
|
| Ray Mehl Jr.
| October 14, 1989
| Tiger shark
| Killed while scuba diving off Kahi Point, Hawaii.
|
| Tamara McAllister, 24
| January 26, 1989
| Great white shark
| Killed while kayaking off the coast of Malibu, California with her boyfriend, Roy Jeffrey Stoddard. McAllister's body was found floating face down two days later with large sections from her legs and buttocks missing; no trace of Stoddard has ever been found.
|
| John P. Martin, 38
| September 13, 1988
| Bull shark
| Killed while snorkeling around Shell Island near Panama City, Florida. A 10 foot long bull shark caused fatal thigh and hand wounds.
|
| Daniel Kennedy
| April 15, 1987
| Unconfirmed
| Presumed killed by a shark. His body was never recovered but his shark bitten swim trunks were found on the sea floor near Kona, Hawaii
|
| Male diver, 67
| August 1985
| Unconfirmed
| Presumed killed by a shark in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida. Body not recovered. Some of his equipment - regulator, a fin, bathing suit were recovered showing teethmarks.
|
| Omar Conger, 28
| September 15, 1984
| Great white shark
| Killed while diving in 15 feet of water near Pigeon Point, San Mateo, California.
|
| Lewis Boren, 24
| December 19, 1981
| Great white shark
| While surfing in 10 feet of water off South Moss Beach, Spanish Bay, Monterey, California, a huge Great White shark (23 feet) bit through Boren and his board and killed him.
|
| Mark Meeker, 26
| September 15, 1981
| Unconfirmed, probably a bull shark
| Killed while swimming between Anna Maria Island and Egmont Key in Tampa Bay, Manatee County, Florida. Meeker was found dead the next day. He had taken off his bathing suit to use the drawstring as a makeshift tourniquet on his right calf.
|
| Christy Wapniarski, 19
| August 10, 1981
| unconfirmed
| A catamaran she was riding on had capsized the night before off Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida. Killed by a shark while attempting to swim to shore at daybreak.
|
| Roger Garletts
| May 21, 1981
| Unconfirmed
| Disappeared while scuba diving and spearfishing at Haena Beach Park, Kauai, Hawaii. His dive gear and shredded wetsuit were recovered suggesting a fatal shark attack.
|
| Name, age
| date
| Species
| Location, Comments
|
| elderly male
| 1979
| Unconfirmed
| Disappeared while fishing from shore at South Kohala, Oahu, Hawaii. Divers recovered his hand.
|
| Danson Nakaima
| 1976
| Unconfirmed
| Presumed killed while scuba diving off Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. 3 large sharks were seen near his partial remains.
|
| Stephen C. Powell
| July 16, 1976
| Unconfirmed
| Killed by a shark while scuba diving off Koloa, Kauai, Hawaii. The lower portion of his body was recovered.
|
| Billy Horne, 10
| July 2, 1974
| Unconfirmed
| While adrift after the yacht he was in caught on fire and sank, he was killed by a shark in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida.
|
| Rodney Temple
| October 14, 1972
| Oceanic whitetips (x2)
| Killed while scuba diving at Cane Bay, St. Croix, USVI. His body was never recovered.
|
| Name, age
| date
| Species
| Location, Comments
|
| Lt.(jg) John Gibson, 25
| April 20, 1963
| Galapagos Shark
| Killed while swimming at Magens Bay, St. Thomas, USVI. His hand was later found in a 10 foot long Galapagos shark.
|
| Hans Fix, 40
| August 19, 1962
| Unconfirmed
| Killed while surf fishing in waist deep water at Andy Bowie Park, Padre Island, near Port Isabel, Texas.
|
| Jacob Horn, 45
| October 1961
| Unconfirmed
| Presumed killed by a shark; his mutilated body washed ashore near Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida.
|
| William J. Dandridge, 23
| June 24, 1961
| Unconfirmed
| Killed while scuba diving and spear fishing 9 miles east of Key Biscayne, Dade County, Florida. The left side of his torso including the left arm was bitten off.
|
| Harold Riley
| December 27, 1960
| Unconfirmed
| Swept out to sea while net fishing at Maile Point, Oahu, Hawaii. A shark was seen attacking Riley. His body was recovered off Nonakuli.
|
| Young Marine Recruit
| August 1960
| Unconfirmed
| Killed while swimming from camp off Parris Island, South Carolina.
|
| Name, age
| date
| Species
| Location, Comments
|
| Lt. James Neal, 26
| August 15, 1959
| Unconfirmed
| Presumed killed while spearfishing with scuba gear near Panama City, Florida. Dive gear and clothes were found with teeth marks. He is presumed to have been taken by a shark while alive.
|
| Robert Pamperin, 33
| June 14, 1959
| Great white shark
| Killed while freediving for abalone in 30 feet of water off La Jolla, California. His body was not recovered; however, the attack was witnessed.
|
| Albert Kogler, Jr., 18
| May 7, 1959
| Great white shark
| Killed while swimming in less than 15 feet of water off Baker Beach, San Francisco, California.
|
| William Weaver, 15
| December 13, 1958
| Tiger shark
| Killed while surfing on an air mattress near Twin Islands off Lanikai, Oahu, Hawaii. His leg was severed.
|
| Angel Escartin, 35 (male)
| July 10, 1958
| Unconfirmed
| Autopsy report concluded that he was bitten by a shark off Key West, Monroe County, Florida while still alive.
|
| Rupert Wade, 57
| July 15, 1957
| Great white shark
| Killed while swimming in the surf at Atlantic Beach, Salter Path, Carteret County, North Carolina.
|
| Peter Savino, 25
| April 28, 1957
| Great white shark
| Killed while swimming in less than 10 feet of water off Atascadero Beach, Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo, California. Witnesses saw his arm sticking out of the sharks mouth. His body was not recovered.
|
| Sailor from tuna vessel
| August 30, 1955
| Blue shark
| Killed while swimming in Pago Pago Bay near tuna cannery, Tutila Island, American Samoa.
|
| Kosuo Mizokawa, 27
| January 6, 1955
| Unconfirmed
| Dived overboard and was swimming near the stern of a trawler near tuna cannery in Pago Pago harbor, Tutila Island, American Samoa.
|
| Harold Souza, 15
| July 26, 1953
| Unconfirmed
| Killed while spearfishing off Maile Beach, Oahu, Hawaii.
|
| Leonard Gant
| April 15, 1953
| Unconfirmed
| Killed by a shark off McGregor Point, Maui, Hawaii swimming after canoe he was in became swamped.
|
| Gordon S. Chun
| April 8, 1953
| Unconfirmed
| Swept into the sea while fishing from shore. Body recovered was mutilated by sharks. May have drowned near Wailupe, Oahu, Hawaii.
|
| Barry Wilson, 17
| December 7, 1952
| Great white shark
| Killed while swimming in 20 feet of water off Pacific Grove beach, Monterey, California.
|
| Gerbacio Solano, 40
| December 3, 1952
| Unconfirmed, probably a Tiger shark
| Killed while swimming from fishing boat setting nets at Maile Beach, Oahu, Hawaii.
|
| Shigeichi Kawamura
| August 3, 1952
| Unconfirmed
| Disappeared while swimming between the Ala Moana channel and Kewalo Basin, Oahu, Hawaii. A shark bite was found on the right side of his body.
|
| Male Pan Am pilot
| 1952
| Unconfirmed
| Killed while swimming near Key West, Florida. He was bitten in the groin area.
|
| Alejandro Nodura
| June 25, 1951
| Unconfirmed
| Swept out to sea while fishing at Kapehu Beach, Hawaii. Victim was seen in the sharks mouth.
|
| Gilbert S. Hotta
| January 16, 1950
| Unconfirmed
| Swept into the sea while fishing by a large wave near Kahakuloa, Maui, Hawaii. His remains were recovered from a "huge shark" three days later.
|
| Name, age
| date
| Species
| Location, comments
|
| Joseph Troy Jr, 16
| July 25, 1936
| Great white shark
| Attacked while swimming at Hollywood Beach, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. He died during surgery.
|
| Jere W. Fountain, 38
| September 21, 1935
| Unconfirmed
| Killed while swimming in Browns Inlet on the New River near Onslow Beach, North Carolina.
|
| Richard Clark Best Jr, 8
| June 20, 1934
| Unconfirmed, probably a bull or tiger shark
| Killed while standing in the surf at Melbourne, Florida.
|
| Thomas N. Martin, 24
| April 10, 1933
| Unconfirmed, probably a bull or tiger shark
| Killed in the surf at Miami Beach, Florida.
|
| Name, age
| date
| Species
| Location, comments
|
| Unidentified boy
| 1926
| Unconfirmed
| Killed by a shark in Sea Bright, New Jersey.
|
| Charles A. Burke, 18
| August 24, 1926
| Unconfirmed
| Killed while swimming in the surf off Seaside, Ocean County, New Jersey.
|
| William J. Goins
| May 18, 1926
| Great white shark
| Killed while swimming off Haleiwa, Oahu, Hawaii, reportedly by a Great White shark.
|
| Professor Winslow
| November 1924
| Unconfirmed
| Killed after both legs and arms were severely bitten by a shark in Santurce, Puerto Rico.
|
| Miss Bourne
| December 15, 1922
| Unconfirmed
| Killed after her leg was bitten by a shark in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
|
| Dorothy MacLatchie, 18
| June 17, 1922
| Unconfirmed
| Killed while floating next to the Municipal Pier, St. Petersburg, Florida.
|
| Name, age
| date
| Species
| Location, Comments
|
| (male)
| April 6, 1919
| Unconfirmed
| Fisherman knocked into the water and killed in the Florida Keys.
|
| Watson "Stanley" Fisher, 24
| July 12, 1916
| Unconfirmed, experts are divided whether it was a bull or immature Great white shark [ [link]URL last accessed April 19, 2006 ]
| Attacked while trying to recover Lester Stillwell's body in Matawan Creek, New Jersey. Fisher died at Monmouth Hospital in Long Branch, New Jersey a few hours after the attack. [ [link]URL last accessed April 19, 2006 ]
|
| Lester Stillwell, 12
| July 12, 1916
| Unconfirmed, experts are divided whether it was a bull or immature Great white shark
| Killed while swimming with playmates in Matawan Creek, a narrow, brackish, tidal river near Matawan, New Jersey. [ Ibid. ]
|
| Charles Bruder, 27
| July 6, 1916
| Unconfirmed, probably a bull or Great white shark
| Killed while swimming approximately 130 yards from shore in Spring Lake, New Jersey. [ Ibid. ]
|
| Charles Van Sant, 23
| July 1, 1916
| Unconfirmed, probably a bull or Great white shark
| Attacked while swimming in chest-deep water about 40 yards from shore at Beach Haven, New Jersey. He died on the beach of a severed femoral artery after being pulled from the surf. [ Ibid. ]
|
| Okomoto
| March 3, 1914
| Unconfirmed
| Washed into the sea while picking opihi and killed by two large sharks.
|
| John Bloomquist
| September 23, 1911
| Unconfirmed
| Killed by a shark in the Galveston, Texas ship channel after he jumped overboard to rescue a companion.
|
| Ship's pilot
| September 20, 1911
| Unconfirmed
| Fell overboard and was killed by a shark while swimming in Pensacola Bay, Santa Rosa County, Florida
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