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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]
The attack by the 8–11-foot (2.4–3.4 m) tiger shark occurred in 10–15 feet (3.0–4.6 m) of water and was witnessed by victim's snorkeling partner and groundskeeper. Morrell's body was recovered and later autopsied at Maui Memorial Hospital by the County Coroner.
Lists of fatal shark attacks include: List of fatal shark attacks in Australia; List of fatal shark attacks in Réunion; List of fatal shark attacks in South African territorial waters; List of fatal shark attacks in the United States
The Bahamas have had 34 unprovoked shark attacks dating back to 1580, according to the Florida Museum's International Shark Attack File. This makes the Bahamas the ninth-highest of all the tracked ...
The International Shark Attack File was established in 1958. Staff working on the shark attack surveillance have launched 6,800 investigations covering a period from the early 1500s to the present.
The latest iteration of the International Shark Attack File, a database run by the Florida Museum of Natural History and the University of Florida, showed that shark attacks decreased dramatically ...
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.
A shark eventually swam away from shore with what was left of the body. Macun's body was never recovered. The shark involved was a white shark, about 8 feet in length and weighing about over 400 pounds. [41] Ray Booth, 52: March 30, 1980: Umdhloti, KwaZulu-Natal: Tiger shark: Ray Booth disappeared while cray fishing with his son.