List Of Fatal, Unprovoked Shark Attacks In The United States
This is a list of fatal, unprovoked shark attacks that occurred in United States territorial waters by decade in reverse chronological order. Fatal shark attacks that resulted from provocation (such as shooting the shark with a speargun) are not included; neither are attacks that occurred outside U.S. territorial waters (for example, the shark attacks that occurred after the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in World War II would not be included here).
Four species of sharks account for the vast majority of fatal attacks on humans: the bull shark, tiger shark, oceanic whitetip shark, and the great white shark.
A pink background indicates that the greater weight of the evidence suggests that this victim died from a cause of death other than a shark attack; however, at least one source at some point in time has identified shark attack as the cause of death.
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