List of fatal shark attacks in the United States

| Margaret C. Cruse, 65 || April 29, 2015 || [[Maui]], [[Hawaii]] || unconfirmed, presumed to be a Tiger shark<ref>{{cite web |title=Woman killed by shark in Hawaii |publisher=trackingsharks.com|date=April 30, 2015 |url = http://www.trackingsharks.com/woman-killed-by-shark-in-hawaii |access-date= May 2, 2015 }}</ref> || Cruse, a resident of [[Kihei, Hawaii]], was bitten in the upper torso while snorkeling by an unknown species of shark at a popular surfing spot known as "The Dumps" near [[Makena, Hawaii|Makena]], [[Maui]]. Her lifeless body was found floating face-down by other snorkelers. She also lost an arm in the attack.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shark kills woman in Hawaii; sightings prompt warnings in SoCal|publisher=Fox News|date=April 30, 2015|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/shark-kills-woman-in-hawaii-sightings-prompt-warnings-in-socal/|access-date= April 30, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Authorities identify woman who died in shark attack off Maui|date=April 30, 2015|url=http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/28934069/deadly-attack-in-waters-near-maui-prompts-beach-closures|access-date=April 30, 2015}}</ref>

| Margaret C. Cruse, 65 || April 29, 2015 || [[Maui]], [[Hawaii]] || unconfirmed, presumed to be a Tiger shark<ref>{{cite web |title=Woman killed by shark in Hawaii |publisher=trackingsharks.com|date=April 30, 2015 |url = http://www.trackingsharks.com/woman-killed-by-shark-in-hawaii |access-date= May 2, 2015 }}</ref> || Cruse, a resident of [[Kihei, Hawaii]], was bitten in the upper torso while snorkeling by an unknown species of shark at a popular surfing spot known as "The Dumps" near [[Makena, Hawaii|Makena]], [[Maui]]. Her lifeless body was found floating face-down by other snorkelers. She also lost an arm in the attack.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shark kills woman in Hawaii; sightings prompt warnings in SoCal|publisher=Fox News|date=April 30, 2015|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/shark-kills-woman-in-hawaii-sightings-prompt-warnings-in-socal/|access-date= April 30, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Authorities identify woman who died in shark attack off Maui|date=April 30, 2015|url=http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/28934069/deadly-attack-in-waters-near-maui-prompts-beach-closures|access-date=April 30, 2015}}</ref>

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| Arthur Medici, 26 || September 15, 2018 || [[Wellfleet, Massachusetts]] || Unconfirmed, presumed to be a great white shark ||At around noon on Saturday September 15, Medici was attacked near Newcomb Hollow Beach on [[Cape Cod]] and was transferred to Cape Cod Hospital. He died in the hospital a few hours later, in the first fatal shark attack in Massachusetts since 1936.<ref>{{cite news| author=Sullivan, Emily |title=Swimmer Dead After Shark Attack On Cape Cod |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/09/15/648295206/swimmer-dead-after-shark-attack-on-cape-cod |newspaper=NPR |date= September 15, 2018 |access-date = September 15, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/newcomb-hollow-beach-wellfeet-massachusetts-deadly-shark-attack-today-2018-09-15/ |title="It was like right out of that movie 'Jaws'": Man dies after shark attack on Cape Cod |work=CBS News |date=September 15, 2018 |access-date = September 15, 2018}}</ref> This attack occurred only a few weeks after another man was non-fatally injured by what was determined to be a great white shark in the nearby town of [[Truro, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/08/31/state-biologist-greg-skomal-confident-great-white-shark-was-responsible-for-truro-attack/WDLz8Jspuaot4zTZ77JhDI/story.html |title=State biologist 'confident' great white shark was responsible for Truro attack |author=Annear, Stene |website=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=August 31, 2018 |access-date=September 15, 2018}}</ref>

| Arthur Medici, 26 || September 15, 2018 || [[Wellfleet, Massachusetts]] || Unconfirmed, presumed to be a great white shark ||At around noon on Saturday September 15, Medici was attacked while [[boogie boarding]] with a friend near Newcomb Hollow Beach on [[Cape Cod]] and was transferred to Cape Cod Hospital. He died in the hospital a few hours later, in the first fatal shark attack in [[Massachusetts]] since 1936.<ref>{{cite news| author=Sullivan, Emily |title=Swimmer Dead After Shark Attack On Cape Cod |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/09/15/648295206/swimmer-dead-after-shark-attack-on-cape-cod |newspaper=NPR |date= September 15, 2018 |access-date = September 15, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/newcomb-hollow-beach-wellfeet-massachusetts-deadly-shark-attack-today-2018-09-15/ |title="It was like right out of that movie 'Jaws'": Man dies after shark attack on Cape Cod |work=CBS News |date=September 15, 2018 |access-date = September 15, 2018}}</ref> This attack occurred only a few weeks after another man was non-fatally injured by what was determined to be a great white shark in the nearby town of [[Truro, Massachusetts|Truro]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/08/31/state-biologist-greg-skomal-confident-great-white-shark-was-responsible-for-truro-attack/WDLz8Jspuaot4zTZ77JhDI/story.html |title=State biologist 'confident' great white shark was responsible for Truro attack |author=Annear, Stene |website=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=August 31, 2018 |access-date=September 15, 2018}}</ref>

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| Thomas Smiley, 65 || May 25, 2019 || [[Maui, Hawaii]] || Unknown || Just before 9 a.m., 65-year-old Thomas Smiley from California was attacked by a shark while swimming about {{convert|60|yd|m}} off Ka’anapali Beach. He was pronounced dead at the scene.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bnonews.com/index.php/2019/05/man-killed-in-shark-attack-off-hawaii/|title=Man killed in shark attack off Hawaii's Maui island|publisher=[[BNO News]]|date=May 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Man, 65, identified in deadly Kaanapali water incident |url=https://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2019/05/calif-man-65-dies-after-shark-attack-in-kaanapali/}}</ref>

| Thomas Smiley, 65 || May 25, 2019 || [[Maui, Hawaii]] || Unknown || Just before 9 a.m., 65-year-old Thomas Smiley from California was attacked by a shark while swimming about {{convert|60|yd|m}} off Ka’anapali Beach. He was pronounced dead at the scene.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bnonews.com/index.php/2019/05/man-killed-in-shark-attack-off-hawaii/|title=Man killed in shark attack off Hawaii's Maui island|publisher=[[BNO News]]|date=May 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Man, 65, identified in deadly Kaanapali water incident |url=https://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2019/05/calif-man-65-dies-after-shark-attack-in-kaanapali/}}</ref>