1960s
| Name, Age | Date | Species | Location; Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unidentified male | September 20, 1967 | Tiger shark | This victim lost at sea when his boat capsized in the waters between the Hawaiian islands of Oahu and Molokai. Part of the victim's remains were recovered from the stomach of a captured 11-foot (3.4 m) tiger shark. |
| LTJG John W. Gibson, 25 | April 20, 1963 | Galapagos shark | Gibson was attacked at about 1:30 p.m. roughly 33 yards (30 m) from shore while attempting to swim across Magens Bay, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Water conditions were calm with a temperature of approximately 82.4 °F (28 °C) and a depth of 40 feet (12 m). A vacationing tourist acquainted with Gibson, Donna M. Waugh, 25, aided him in swimming to shore, but he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at 2 p.m. Gibson's wounds included a dismembered right hand, a mangled left shoulder, and a badly bitten right thigh and hip (including a severed femoral artery). The next day, a 10-foot (3 m) male Galapagos shark was baited and hooked in the bay, its stomach containing Gibson's missing hand and other human remains; the shark's jaws are now on display at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez's marine laboratory. This is the first authenticated attack in the Virgin Islands. |
| Roy C. Kametani | April 8, 1963 | Tiger shark | Kametami was swept out to sea while picking opihi at Hapuna Beach, Hawaii. Parts of the body were later recovered. The victim may have drowned before being consumed. |
| Hans Fix, 40 | August 19, 1962 | Bull shark | Fix was killed while surf fishing in waist-deep water at Andy Bowie Park, Padre Island, near Port Isabel, Texas. |
| Jacob Horn, 45 | October 1961 | Unconfirmed, probably a bull or tiger shark | Presumed killed by a shark; Horn's mutilated body washed ashore near Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida. |
| William J. Dandridge, 23 | June 24, 1961 | Unconfirmed, probably a bull or tiger shark | Killed while scuba diving and spear fishing 9 miles (14 km) east of Key Biscayne, Dade County, Florida, the left side of Dandridge's torso, including the left arm, was devoured. |
| Harold Riley | December 27, 1960 | Tiger shark | Swept out to sea while net fishing at Maile Point, Oahu, Hawaii, Riley was seen being attacked by a 20-foot (6.1 m) shark. His body was recovered off the coast of Nanakuli. |
| Young Marine recruit | August 1960 | Unconfirmed | This victim was killed while swimming from camp off Parris Island, South Carolina. |
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