Here are a few shark attack statistics you’ll enjoy.
- A person is more likely to be killed by a dog attack, lightening, a falling coconut, or by being buried by a collapsing sand hole than by being attacked by a shark.
- In 2008, there were only 59 shark attacks reported world wide. Only 4 reported attacks were fatal.
- Generally, shark attacks result in 5-15 deaths world wide each year. This is an estimate as some attacks are not reported.
- Despite the fact that more people are venturing into the water, the trend over the past century from 1990-1999 has revealed the world wide fatality rate from shark attacks has gone down.
- It is estimated that humans kill up to 100 million sharks per year.
- World shark populations have declined approximately 90% in the past 3 decades.
The collapsing sand hole thing is new to me, but how often could that happen. Maybe more often than you’d think – people get to digging tunnels at the beach, and before you know it, the sand has collapsed on them. If you see feet sticking out of the sand, give them a yank.
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