1957 Shark attacks

43 attacks recorded (14 fatal)
1957 shark attacks
Date Country Region Location Fatal?  
Jan 5th 1957 South Africa KZN Umgeni River Mouth Y
Feb 1st 1957 USA Florida Florida Keys N
Feb 2nd 1957 Australia Western Australia Cape Lev N
Feb 5th 1957 USA Florida South Beach, Fort Pierce N
Feb 24th 1957 Fiji Viti Levu Suva Harbor N
Apr 7th 1957 Solomon Islands Bougainville (North Solomons) Kieta N
Apr 7th 1957 Papua New Guinea Bougainville (North Solomons) Kieta N
Apr 13th 1957 Australia Torres Strait Thursday Island Harbour, Queensland N
Apr 22nd 1957 USA Florida Ormond Beach N
Apr 23rd 1957 Australia New South Wales Merewether Beach, Newcastle N
Apr 28th 1957 USA California Atascadero Beach, Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County Y
May 1st 1957 USA Florida 8 miles off St. Marks, Wakulla County N
May 7th 1957 Solomon Islands N
May 11th 1957 Australia New South Wales Tea Gardens, north of Newcastle N
Jun 21st 1957 Cuba Yucatan Channel N
Jul 1st 1957 Cuba La Havana Province Cojimar Y
Jul 1st 1957 Nicaragua Lake Nicaragua (fresh water) A village north of San Carlos Y
Jul 1st 1957 Cuba Cojimar Y
Jul 1st 1957 Sri Lanka Western Province Colombo Harobur Y
Jul 1st 1957 Papua New Guinea New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago Duke of York Island Y
Jul 1st 1957 Papua New Guinea Abau Subdistrict,Central Province Mailu area Y
Jul 1st 1957 Iran Karun River Hesamabad N
Jul 1st 1957 Iran Karun River near Band Misan in Shustar, 420 km from the sea N
Jul 1st 1957 Fiji Kadavu Great Astrolabe Reef N
Jul 1st 1957 USA Florida Miami N
Jul 1st 1957 Cuba Habana Province Havana Y
Jul 1st 1957 Cuba La Havana Province Cojimar N
Jul 1st 1957 USA Florida Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County N
Jul 9th 1957 Australia Torres Strait Near Thursday Island N
Jul 15th 1957 USA North Carolina Salter Path, Atlantic Beach, Carteret County Y
Jul 24th 1957 USA California La Jolla, San Diego County N
Aug 1st 1957 USA Florida Miami Seaquarium, Virginia Key, Miami N
Sep 2nd 1957 Marshall Islands Eniwetok Atoll Parry Island N
Oct 23rd 1957 Solomon Islands Guadalcanal Honiara Y
Oct 24th 1957 Solomon Islands Guadalcanal Honiara Y
Nov 4th 1957 Australia New South Wales Off Scotts N
Nov 8th 1957 Pacific Ocean 1,000 miles east of Hawaii N
Dec 18th 1957 South Africa KZN Karridene N
Dec 20th 1957 South Africa KZN Uvongo Y
Dec 23rd 1957 South Africa KZN Margate Y
Dec 26th 1957 South Africa KZN Splash Rock, Port Edward N
Dec 30th 1957 South Africa KZN Margate N
Dec 31st 1957 Australia South Australia Port Hughes, 100 miles from Adelaide in Spencer Gulf N

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