| 51 |
16-Jul-2010 |
USA |
Texas |
Galveston Island |
Fishing |
Charlie Gauzer |
M |
|
It was gashed pretty good, down to the bone,» Gauzer said. The shark missed the artery but did severe Gauzer’s Achilles tendon. |
|
| 52 |
11-Jul-2010 |
USA |
Florida |
Lauderdale by the sea, Broward County |
Diving – trying to free shark caught in net |
Male |
M |
|
Unknown at this time |
16h30 |
| 53 |
04-Jul-2010 |
South Africa |
KwaZulu-Natal |
Two Mile Reef, Sodwana Bay Sodwana Bay in northern Zululand |
Snorkeling |
Sarah Haiden |
F |
21 |
severe cuts to her left leg |
|
| 54 |
04-Jul-2010 |
USA |
New York |
about 25 miles south of Shinnecock Inlet |
Fishing |
Frank Joseph |
M |
20 |
Bite to bottom of his right bicep |
12h33 |
| 55 |
02-Jul-2010 |
USA |
California |
Dog Patch, San Onofre, Orange County |
Paddle-board surfing |
David Bull |
M |
48 |
No injury, board bumped by shark |
15h15 |
| 56 |
02-Jul-2010 |
USA |
California |
Pismo Beach Silver Shoals |
Surfing |
Derek Crane |
M |
19 |
Cut on left foot |
|
| 57 |
27-Jun-2010 |
USA |
Texas |
8 Mile Beach in Galveston |
Surfing |
Chad Rogers |
M |
20 |
60 stitches to his foot and toe |
|
| 58 |
25-Jun-2010 |
USA |
North Carolina |
Topsail Island |
Swimming |
Carley Schlentz |
F |
13 |
bitten by a shark twice near the top of her left foot received 60 stitches |
|
| 59 |
25-Jun-2010 |
USA |
South Carolina |
Fripp Island near Beaufort |
Swimming |
Ella Morris |
F |
6 |
Bite to right leg – 22 stitches |
|
| 60 |
15-Jun-2010 |
Vietnam |
province of Binh Dinh |
Quy Nhon Beach |
Swimming |
Huynh Nhu Hoang |
M |
17 |
right instep. The wound is 6cm wide, 12cm long, touching muscle. |
|
| 61 |
10-Jun-2010 |
USA |
Florida |
Jacksonville Beach, Duval County |
boogie board |
Hannah Foster |
F |
18 |
She needed 29 stitches after being bitten on lower left leg and foot. |
|
| 62 |
06-Jun-2010 |
AUSTRALIA |
Western Australia |
Conspicuous Beach, near Walpole |
Surfing |
Michael Bedford |
M |
40 |
Severe laceration to right knee |
12h00 |
| 63 |
00-Jun-2010 |
USA |
Florida |
Ponte Vedra Beach – St. Johns County |
Surfing |
Matt Searcy |
M |
20 |
30 stitches |
|
| 64 |
30-May-2010 |
USA |
Florida |
Off Tarpon Springs |
Research – Shark research |
Mike Seymore |
M |
49 |
Laceration to left calf by hooked shark attempting safe Catch and Release |
08h45 |
| 65 |
19-May-2010 |
VIETNAM |
Binh Dinh Province |
Quy Nhon |
Swimming – Helping other victim out of water |
Truong Thi Tanh |
F |
60 |
Minor laceration to leg |
18h00 |
| 66 |
19-May-2010 |
VIETNAM |
Binh Dinh Province |
Quy Nhon |
Swimming |
Nguyen Thi Thu Thao |
F |
58 |
Severe lacerations to left foot |
18h00 |
| 67 |
05-May-2010 |
Australia |
New South Wales |
Point Plomer |
Surfing |
Craig Gibson |
M |
|
Bite to Calf |
16h30 |
| 68 |
03-May-2010 |
Reunion |
Madagascar |
near the Island of Nosy Be, NW Madagascar 11 NM W of Ambatolaoka |
Scuba Diving |
Michel Touzet |
M |
59 |
Bite to arm – chest – face |
09h30 |
| 69 |
01-May-2010 |
USA |
Florida |
New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County |
Wading |
Caitlin Dubois |
F |
10 |
Puncture wounds to right ankle |
10h30 |
| 70 |
28-Apr-2010 |
USA |
Florida |
Near the mouth of Shark River |
Research – Measuring sharks |
Kirk Gastrich |
M |
29 |
Arm bitten |
Afternoon |
| 71 |
19-Apr-2010 |
USA |
Hawaii |
Hanalei Bay |
Surfing |
Jim Rowlinson |
M |
68 |
No Injury – Board Bitten – road shark |
16h00 |
| 72 |
13-Apr-2010 |
SOUTH AFRICA |
Eastern Cape Province |
East Beach, Port Alfred |
Surfing |
Brendan Denton |
M |
35 |
Both feet bitten |
10h00 |
| 73 |
00-Apr-2010 |
EGYPT |
Sinai Peninsula |
Sharm el-Sheikh |
Swimming / treading water |
James Elliott |
M |
26 |
severe injuries, including a severed Achille’s tendon to left leg |
|
| 74 |
27-Mar-2010 |
Reunion |
Saint-Benoît |
Bittern, St. Benedict |
Surfing |
Oliver Schorebreak |
M |
34 |
Minor Injuries |
|
| 75 |
16-Feb-2010 |
SOUTH AFRICA |
Eastern Cape Province |
Yellow Sands Point |
Surfing |
Michal du Plessis |
M |
|
Lacerations to right leg |
|
| 76 |
15-Feb-2010 |
FIJI |
Off Vanua Levu |
Nara Reef |
Scuba diving |
Henry Usimewa |
AM |
19 |
Fatal – Large shark took entire body in front of friends and family |
09h30 |
| 77 |
13-Feb-2010 |
AUSTRALIA |
Queensland |
Dent Island, Whitsundays |
Snorkeling |
Patricia Trumbull |
F |
60 |
Severe Lacerations to legs & buttocks |
13h30 |
| 78 |
11-Feb-2010 |
AUSTRALIA |
New South Wales |
Mona Vale Beach, Sydney |
Surfing |
Paul Welsh |
M |
46 |
Minor injury, lacerations to left lower leg |
08h00 |
| 79 |
06-Feb-2010 |
NEW ZEALAND |
South Island |
Cosy Nook |
Spearfishing |
Aaron Muilwyk |
M |
|
No injury, shark bit his speargun after he used it to try and get rid of a pesky shark. |
|
| 80 |
06-Feb-2010 |
AUSTRALIA |
New South Wales |
Turners’ Beach |
Body boarding |
Dean Everson |
M |
18 |
No Injury – Blocked shark with board |
15h30 |
| 81 |
06-Feb-2010 |
USA |
Florida |
Riviera Beach municipal beach, Palm Beach County |
Fishing – trying to carefully release hooked shark |
Male |
M |
|
bitten in the lower leg – trying to carefully release hooked shark |
17h00 |
| 82 |
04-Feb-2010 |
Guam |
Marianas Island |
Inarajan |
Spearfishing |
Andrew Duenas |
M |
31 |
Fatal – semi-circle cuts that look like bite patterns around his torso |
|
| 83 |
03-Feb-2010 |
USA |
Florida |
Hutchinson Island – Stuart beach – Martin County |
Kite boarding |
Stephen Schafer |
M |
38 |
Fatal – When lifeguard arived sharks were circling – several bite marks |
16h15 |
| 84 |
01-Feb-2010 |
NEW ZEALAND |
Oreti Beach |
Oreti Beach |
Body Boarding – Accidently stepped on shark |
Lydia Ward |
F |
14 |
bit through her wetsuit into her hip |
18h30 |
| 85 |
30-Jan-2010 |
Brazil |
Rio Grande do Sul |
Atlântida beach ( in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
Surfing |
Andrei Johann |
M |
29 |
injuries to his right foot – 20 stitches |
|
| 86 |
27-Jan-2010 |
AUSTRALIA |
Queensland |
Archie’s Beach |
Surfing |
Ashley Ramage |
M |
|
No Injury – board bitten had to fight off shark |
16h30 |
| 87 |
22-Jan-2010 |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE) |
Dubai |
Umm Suqeim Beach, Dubai |
Surfing |
Michael Geraghty |
M |
54 |
Laceration to bottom of foot |
Evening |
| 88 |
22-Jan-2010 |
AUSTRALIA |
Victoria |
Geelong |
Surfing |
Dr. Pat Lockie |
M |
|
Cuts to hand |
07h30 |
| 89 |
12-Jan-2010 |
SOUTH AFRICA |
Western Province |
Fish Hoek |
Standing |
Lloyd Skinner |
M |
37 |
Fatal – Shark made two attacks and took entire body |
15h15 |
| 90 |
09-Jan-2010 |
VIETNAM |
Binh Dinh Province |
Quy Nhon |
Unknown |
Female |
F |
|
Minor injuries |
|
| 91 |
09-Jan-2010 |
VIETNAM |
Binh Dinh Province |
Quy Nhon |
Unknown |
Mang Duc Hanh |
M |
|
Right wrist bitten |
17h00 |
| 92 |
09-Jan-2010 |
VIETNAM |
Binh Dinh Province |
Quy Nhon |
Bathing |
Nguyen Minh Tuan |
M |
|
Severe bite to forearm |
06h45 |
| 93 |
09-Jan-2010 |
Australia |
Queensland |
Thursday Island ( Torres Strait Islands ) |
Snorkelling |
Reenie Morrissey |
F |
9 |
bit her twice on the knee |
|
| 94 |
06-Jan-2010 |
USA |
Florida |
Elliot Key |
Spearfishing |
Dreice Chirino |
M |
32 |
Lacerations to arm |
10h15 |
| 95 |
05-Jan-2010 |
SOUTH AFRICA |
Eastern Province |
Nahoon, East London |
Surfing |
Male |
M |
|
No injury, reportedly knocked of his board by a shark |
|
| 96 |
23-Oct-2010 |
Australia |
Western Australia |
Wedge Island, approximately 140 km North of Perth, Western Australia |
Kite Surfing |
Liam Williams |
M |
14 |
Bites to right leg |
|
| 97 |
06-Dec-2010 |
USA |
New Jersey |
Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey |
Diving in Aquarium |
Bob Large |
M |
59 |
Lacerations & puncture wounds to right calf & ankle when diver accidentally backed into the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT |
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