List Of Fatal Shark Attacks In California
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This is a list of fatal shark attacks that occurred in United States territorial waters by decade in chronological order.


Before 1800


1800s–1840s


1850s–1860s


1870s


1880s


1890s


1900s


1910s


1920s


1930s


1940s


1950s


1960s


1970s


1980s


1990s


2000s


2010s


2020s


See also

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Shark attack A shark attack is an attack on a human by a shark. Every year, around 80 unprovoked attacks are reported worldwide. Despite their rarity, many people fear shark attacks after occasional serial attacks, such as the Jersey Shore shark attacks of ...
* Red Triangle (Pacific Ocean) * Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 *
List of fatal shark-incidents in Australia 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. In the two years of 2020 and 2021 there were 11 fatal shar ...
(Australia has the second largest number of reported shark attacks) *
List of fatal shark attacks in California This is a list of fatal shark attacks that occurred in United States territorial waters by decade in chronological order. Before 1800 1800s–1840s 1850s–1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s ...
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List of fatal shark attacks in South African territorial waters This is a list of recorded fatal shark attacks in South African territorial waters The term territorial waters is sometimes used informally to refer to any area of water over which a sovereign state has jurisdiction, including internal water ...
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Animal attacks Animal attacks are violent attacks caused by non-human animals against humans, one of the most common being bites. These attacks are a cause of human injuries and fatalities worldwide. According to the ''2012 U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographics S ...
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List of fatal bear attacks in North America Fatal bear attacks in North America have occurred in a variety of settings. There have been several in the bears' wilderness habitats involving hikers, hunters, and campers. Brown bear (Ursus arctos), (a subspecies of which are known as grizzl ...
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List of fatal cougar attacks in North America This is a list of known or suspected fatal cougar attacks that occurred in North America by decade in chronological order. The cougar is also commonly known as mountain lion, puma, mountain cat, catamount, or panther. The sub-population in Florida ...
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List of fatal snake bites in the United States This is a list of some people who were fatally bitten by snakes in the United States by decade in reverse chronological order. It is not a comprehensive list. Snake species The United States has about 30 species of venomous snakes, which inclu ...
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List of fatal alligator attacks in the United States This is a list of fatal alligator attacks in the United States in reverse chronological order by decade. All occurred in the Southeast, where alligators are endemic to wetlands and tidal marshes. The state of Florida, where most attacks and deaths ...
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List of wolf attacks in North America There have been few documented and undocumented wolf attacks on humans in North America in comparison to wolf attacks in Eurasia, and few relative to attacks by other larger carnivores. Fatal attacks Below is an amalgamated list of verified, ques ...
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Fatal dog attacks in the United States Fatal dog attacks in the United States cause the deaths of about 30-50 people in the US each year, and the number of deaths from dog attacks appears to be increasing. Around 4.5 million Americans are bitten by dogs every year, resulting in the ...


References

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External links


International Shark File research



Shark Attack Survivors Online Database and Shark Attack File

Shark Attack Data: Graphs detailing incidents in United States of America
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