Shark Attacks That Happened on August 1

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Here are the historical accounts of the shark attacks that happened August 1st:

Date Name Sex Age Time Country Area Location Activity Injury Species Sp_Length
1 01-Aug-2013 Eric Norrie M 16h25 Bahamas Scotland Cay Scotland Cay Spearfishing Leg bitten 72
2 01-Aug-2011 Gabriel Alves dos Santos M 14 Brazil Brazil Brazil Swimming Fatal – Scavanged body found
3 01-Aug-2011 Nicolas Virolle M 36 15h30 SEYCHELLES Praslin Anse Lazio Snorkeling Fatal – bite was so deep that he died from massive loss of blood while he was being pulled onto the beach
4 01-Aug-2009 Chris Haynes M 56 10h00 USA Louisiana Curlew Island, Breton Sound Fishing – Wading Right ankle & foot bitten Bull
5 01-Aug-2005 Rolly Lesperance M Seychelles Inner Islands Off North Island Fishing Fatal -, shark involvement prior to death is unconfirmed Bull
6 01-Aug-1999 male M USA North Carolina Topsail Beach Pender County Diving Fatal -Remains washed ashore with bites from a tiger shark but shark involvement prior to death could not be determined & it is considered a probable drowning
7 01-Aug-1998 Ross Taylor M 19 South Africa Western Cape Province Buffalo Bay near Knysna Surfing Legs bitten White 156
8 01-Aug-1998 Christian Lombard M 24 South Africa Western Cape Province Pringle Bay Spearfishing Leg bitten White 192
9 01-Aug-1995 Jim McManus M TONGA Vava’u Neiafu Fishing Finger lacerated Grey Reef 72
10 01-Aug-1978 Ramon Cordoba M 27 USA Florida Straits Florida Straits Floating on inner tube raft Minor bite to ankle
11 01-Aug-1962 Tarara a male M 17h00 PAPUA NEW GUINEA New Ireland Province Bismarck Archipelago Pekinberui Village Tabar Island Spearfishing Fatal – right thigh severely bitten right ankle lacerated
12 01-Aug-1961 male M PAPUA NEW GUINEA Vanimo on Musu side of Wutong anchorage Fishing Thigh lacerated SPI
13 01-Aug-1956 Maximilliaan Roual Van Dam M 23 Afternoon South Africa KZN Chain Rocks Amanzimtoti Freediving No injury right swim fin bitten
14 01-Aug-1953 Ema Aquilera Prada F 18 Mexico Colima Manzanillo Wading Fatal –
15 01-Aug-1941 Howard E. Sweatmon a soldier M 20 USA South Carolina Sullivan Island at entrance to Charleston Harbor Swimming Chest lacerated
16 01-Aug-1939 John Ray M 33 USA California Off San Pedro Fishing Harpooned shark bit his arm SPI
17 01-Aug-1931 Llewellyn Roberts M AUSTRALIA Queensland Port Douglas Boating – Fell overboard Fatal
18 01-Aug-1860 Jerry Duke M Evening USA New York Brooklyn Swimming Toe severed

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