Here are the historcial accounts of shark attacks that took place on October 24:
| Date | Name | Sex | Age | Time | Country | Area | Location | Activity | Injury | Species | Sp_Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24-Oct-2013 | Anthony Joyce | M | AUSTRALIA | New South Wales | South Narrabeen Beach | Surfing | Injuries to right foot | Wobbegong | |||
| 2 | 24-Oct-2009 | Scott Barton | M | 17h30 | USA | California | San Onofre, San Diego County | Surfing | 3 puncture wounds to big toe of left foot, and laceration on arch of foot | |||
| 3 | 24-Oct-2003 | Don Keener | M | 56 | 12h20 | USA | Hawaii | Honolua Bay | Snorkeling | Left forearm lacerated | ||
| 4 | 24-Oct-1998 | female | F | 17 | Afternoon | USA | Florida | Jupiter Beach Palm Beach County | Swimming | Minor lacerations on right ankle & foot | ||
| 5 | 24-Oct-1997 | Luis Morales | M | 23 | 17h15 | USA | Florida | North Jetty Fort Pierce Inlet State Park St. Lucie County | Surfing | 5 gash in foot | Blacktip | |
| 6 | 24-Oct-1985 | Patrick Gee | M | 22 | 08h00 | South Africa | Eastern Cape Province | East London | Body Boarding | Left leg severely lacerated superficial lacerations of right leg board damaged | White | 96 |
| 7 | 24-Oct-1972 | Norman Hargreaves | M | Australia | Queensland | Mackay | Right arm bitten | |||||
| 8 | 24-Oct-1970 | James C. Mattan | M | USA | Hawaii | Brennecke Beach Po’ipu Kaua’i | Body surfing | Shoulder & arm bitten | ||||
| 9 | 24-Oct-1960 | boat occupants: 2 fishermen | South Africa | Western Cape Province | Jacobs Bay Reef Saldanha Bay | Fishing | No injury to occupants shark rammed & bit boat | White | 156 | |||
| 10 | 24-Oct-1957 | Matthew Keia a Lord Howe native | M | 22 | 17h30 | SOLOMON ISLANDS | Guadalcanal | Honiara | Fatal – | |||
| 11 | 24-Oct-1944 | Unknown | M | 17h30 | Unknown at this time | 225 miles east of Hong Kong | Sea Disaster | Fatal – Most of the men drowned & some were taken by sharks. Only only nine men survived | ||||
| 12 | 24-Oct-1878 | Owen | M | INDONESIA | East Java | Probolinggo | Swimming | FATAL | 155 |
One man, however, claimed that his grandfather was Clarence Anglin, and that he was able to escape, but the others were attacked by sharks before they could escape.