World shark attacks

There have been 23 shark attacks in the first six months of 2015, including seven in North Carolina in just three weeks. From 2010 to 2014, there were a total of 16 shark attacks in North Carolina
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Unprovoked shark attacks

Total Fatal Non-fatal

2010 82 6 76

2011 79 13 66

2012 83 7 76

2013 75 10 65

2014 72 3 69

52 – United States

Australia 11

South Africa 2

Single attacks in French Polynesia, Galapagos Islands, Japan, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Reunion and Spain
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Source: International Shark Attack File

Picture: Getty Images

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