Here are the historical accounts of shark attacks that took place on February 6:
Date | Name | Sex | Age | Time | Country | Area | Location | Activity | Injury | Species | Sp_Length | |
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1 | 06-Feb-2012 | Nick Ferguson | M | 29 | 12h00 | AUSTRALIA | Queensland | Wurtulla | Surfing | No injury, but fin lost from surfboard | ||
2 | 06-Feb-2010 | Aaron Muilwyk | M | NEW ZEALAND | South Island | Cosy Nook | Spearfishing | No injury, shark bit his speargun after he used it to try and get rid of a pesky shark. | 98 | |||
3 | 06-Feb-2010 | Dean Everson | M | 18 | 15h30 | AUSTRALIA | New South Wales | Turners’ Beach | Body boarding | No Injury – Blocked shark with board | White | 98 |
4 | 06-Feb-2010 | Male | M | 17h00 | USA | Florida | Riviera Beach municipal beach, Palm Beach County | Fishing – trying to carefully release hooked shark | bitten in the lower leg – trying to carefully release hooked shark | Spinner | 72 | |
5 | 06-Feb-2009 | Jode Skennar | M | 07h30 | Australia | New South Wales | Minnie Water and Sandon Beach | Surfing | No Injury | |||
6 | 06-Feb-2008 | Male | M | USA | Florida | Opposite Patrick Air Force Base, Brevard County | Surf skiing | Lacerations to foot | 36 | |||
7 | 06-Feb-1986 | Michael Taljaard | M | 29 | 13h30 | South Africa | Western Cape Province | Arniston | Spearfishing | 2 punctures in upper arm | SandTiger | 84 |
8 | 06-Feb-1967 | Esteban Robles | M | 14h00 | Mexico | Cabo Rojo | Swimming | Fatal -The shrimper Loless Maurine capsized in heavy seas & was Esteban Robles swimming ashore. | ||||
9 | 06-Feb-1967 | Carlos Humberto Mendez | M | 14h00 | Mexico | Cabo Rojo | Swimming | Fatal – The shrimper Loless Maurine capsized in heavy seas & Carlos Humberto Mendez was swimming ashore. | ||||
10 | 06-Feb-1963 | Irené Rose | M | 24 | MAURITIUS | Rodrigues | Rodrigues | Laceration to right forearm | ||||
11 | 06-Feb-1955 | James F. Jacobs | M | 19 | 12h00 | USA | California | Pacific Grove Monterey County | Spearfishing | Swimfin & 2 wool socks removed by shark suit torn | White | 216 |
12 | 06-Feb-1947 | Bill Whitman | M | BAHAMAS | New Providence Island | Cable Beach | Attempting to ride a shark | Arm Bitten | 60 | |||
13 | 06-Feb-1901 | John Thompson | M | Australia | Queensland | Brisbane | Bathing | Fatal – thigh bitten | ||||
14 | 06-Feb-1876 | Patrick Rooney | M | Australia | Victoria | Albert Park in Port Phillip Bay | Bathing | Fatal – rescued by man on horseback but died on the beach | ||||
15 | 06-Feb-1856 | a seaman from the John and Lucy | M | 17 | AUSTRALIA | Victoria | Point Hentry | Swimming | Sever bite to thigh |