while such incidents are relatively
uncommon when they do happen the end
result is rarely pretty welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten horrific
shark attacks before we begin we publish
new videos every day so be sure to
subscribe for more great content for
this list we’re looking at the worst
known shark attacks to have occurred
across the world and I look down and I
saw this greatly hit coming up through
blood-red water my blood and it’s coming
right up to eat me again number 10 the
Pacific coast of the USA there must have
been something in the pacific water in
1984 because for shark attacks occurred
near santa cruz california that year of
these four unlucky victims 28 year-old
omar Conger received the most media
attention as tragically he did not
survive
Conger was able to escape from the shark
and was dragged to shore by his friend
but the damage had already been done
despite their efforts he bled out and
died on the beach
luckily the severity of the other three
attacks proved relatively minor by
comparison nonetheless that particular
year has since gone down as a
notoriously dangerous one for swimmers
in the Santa Cruz area number 9
Singapore as the passengers aboard the
French steamer lesson found out the hard
way back in 1909 it’s not the water
itself that you have to fear when a ship
goes down but what swims beneath its
surface traveling from Java to Singapore
less then met catastrophe on the Rio
Strait when it crashed into a British
steamer while still 28 miles from shore
the passengers hardly had time to react
as the ship went down in less than five
minutes sending all on board into the
shark-infested waters of the 154
individuals on lesson papers at the time
estimated that 93 had drowned or been
eaten alive
number 8 Barry Wilson the first recorded
shark attack victim in California Barry
Wilson was just 17 years old when his
life was tragically cut short by a shark
near lovers point in Pacific Grove
Wilson was swimming with his friend
about 40 feet from shore when he was
attacked
December of 1952 the brutal attack left
Wilson badly injured and the rough water
only increased the difficulty of his
rescue during the 20 plus minute rescue
effort by swimmers the shark reportedly
continued to circle them though it
didn’t attack anyone other than Wilson
the young man was eventually pulled back
to land but he had already died from his
injuries
number 7 Randall Frey we remain in
California for another brutal and sadly
fatal attack Randall Frey avid lover of
all ocean activities and his friend
cliff Zimmerman were diving for abalone
off the Mendocino Coast back in 2004
Zimmermann reported hearing a loud
whooshing sound before seeing the fin of
a shark while the water turned red
around him zimmerman was able to safely
return to his boat but Frey was not so
lucky a search and rescue team found his
head severed from his body number six
Robert Pamprin another outing in the
waters of California another case of
diving for sea snails and another shark
attack would have thought abalone diving
would be so dangerous Pamprin and his
friend Gerald Lehrer were diving off the
coast of San Diego back in 1959 when
Pamprin let out a loud scream before
disappearing beneath the water Lehrer go
after him and reported seeing a shark
that was longer than 22 feet with
Pamprin stuck squarely in his mouth Lara
swam to shore to alert the lifeguards
but they were unable to find any trace
of Pamprin who was likely completely
devoured by the shark number 5 Ian
Redmond
what started out as a romantic vacation
quickly turned into tragedy on his
honeymoon off Oz Lazio beach and
seashell Redmond was out snorkeling when
he was set upon by a shark a vacationer
in a small boat was able to pull Redmond
to shore but the shark had already taken
his arm and leg sadly Redmond bled to
death on the beach while his wife of
just 10 days washed there had been a
shark attack in the exact same location
two weeks earlier but the Seychelles
tourism chief had elected not to close
the beaches or even warn the public in
order to keep attracting tourists number
four Rodney Fox
you think that a punctured diaphragm are
ripped lung and a pierced scapula would
be enough to kill a man but not Rodney
Fox in 1963 Fox was defending his
spearfishing title when a great white
shark grabbed him by the torso when this
huge thump and crash came from behind I
didn’t see it box put up a good fight
including gouging the shark’s eyes and
was eventually able to escape he
required multiple hours of expensive
surgery and over 460 stitches but he
lived to tell the tale wonderful thing
that there was a boat there because I’m
sure that shark would have come back and
finished me off
he since become an expert on great white
sharks and even helped design the
first-ever underwater shark observation
cage number three the Jersey Shore
before the fake tans hairspray and fist
bumps the Jersey Shore was perhaps most
famous for one of the worst series of
shark attacks in history back in the
early 20th century between July 1st in
July 12th of 1916 four people were
killed by shark attacks with a fifth
person managing to escape but suffering
severe injuries panic ensued capturing
the attention of the nation as locals
began an effort to eliminate them from
the region referring to them as
man-eaters it’s these attacks that
unfortunately gave sharks their rep as
ruthless killers a reputation they still
have today despite scientific
discoveries that have proven otherwise
what we are dealing with here is a
perfect engine an eating machine number
two Shirley and Durden Australia has a
somewhat unfair reputation when it comes
to shark attacks sure they happen from
time to time but not quite to the extent
that many seem to believe and again when
you hear about attacks like this in the
land down under it’s hard not to let
your imagination run wild
dürdane a mother of four was snorkeling
in just seven feet of water when she was
attacked by a great white shark in 1985
her husband and children were within
view but could only watch helplessly as
Durden was whisked into
the shark which some estimated to be
between 14 and 19 feet in length
reportedly claimed all her bodily
remains before we unveil our number one
pick here are some honorable mentions
[Music]
number one the USS Indianapolis the
United States Navy had never suffered a
single loss of life at sea as great as
the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in
1945 and sharks played a large role in
this the ship was delivering parts for
the first atomic bomb used in combat
which would later be dropped on Japan on
its return however it was hit by
Japanese torpedoes and sank in 12
minutes about 900 men were sent into the
shark-infested waters of the Pacific
Ocean while the remaining 300 or so went
down with the ship when rescuers finally
arrived the Sharks had eaten much of the
crew only 317 people survived the
disaster many of whom told chilling
tales of hearing blood-curdling screams
in the middle of the night as sharks
attacked their fellow sailors I mean
that terrible high-pitched screaming the
ocean turns red despite all the pound
and the howl and commitment rip you to
pieces
[Music]
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
uncommon when they do happen the end
result is rarely pretty welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten horrific
shark attacks before we begin we publish
new videos every day so be sure to
subscribe for more great content for
this list we’re looking at the worst
known shark attacks to have occurred
across the world and I look down and I
saw this greatly hit coming up through
blood-red water my blood and it’s coming
right up to eat me again number 10 the
Pacific coast of the USA there must have
been something in the pacific water in
1984 because for shark attacks occurred
near santa cruz california that year of
these four unlucky victims 28 year-old
omar Conger received the most media
attention as tragically he did not
survive
Conger was able to escape from the shark
and was dragged to shore by his friend
but the damage had already been done
despite their efforts he bled out and
died on the beach
luckily the severity of the other three
attacks proved relatively minor by
comparison nonetheless that particular
year has since gone down as a
notoriously dangerous one for swimmers
in the Santa Cruz area number 9
Singapore as the passengers aboard the
French steamer lesson found out the hard
way back in 1909 it’s not the water
itself that you have to fear when a ship
goes down but what swims beneath its
surface traveling from Java to Singapore
less then met catastrophe on the Rio
Strait when it crashed into a British
steamer while still 28 miles from shore
the passengers hardly had time to react
as the ship went down in less than five
minutes sending all on board into the
shark-infested waters of the 154
individuals on lesson papers at the time
estimated that 93 had drowned or been
eaten alive
number 8 Barry Wilson the first recorded
shark attack victim in California Barry
Wilson was just 17 years old when his
life was tragically cut short by a shark
near lovers point in Pacific Grove
Wilson was swimming with his friend
about 40 feet from shore when he was
attacked
December of 1952 the brutal attack left
Wilson badly injured and the rough water
only increased the difficulty of his
rescue during the 20 plus minute rescue
effort by swimmers the shark reportedly
continued to circle them though it
didn’t attack anyone other than Wilson
the young man was eventually pulled back
to land but he had already died from his
injuries
number 7 Randall Frey we remain in
California for another brutal and sadly
fatal attack Randall Frey avid lover of
all ocean activities and his friend
cliff Zimmerman were diving for abalone
off the Mendocino Coast back in 2004
Zimmermann reported hearing a loud
whooshing sound before seeing the fin of
a shark while the water turned red
around him zimmerman was able to safely
return to his boat but Frey was not so
lucky a search and rescue team found his
head severed from his body number six
Robert Pamprin another outing in the
waters of California another case of
diving for sea snails and another shark
attack would have thought abalone diving
would be so dangerous Pamprin and his
friend Gerald Lehrer were diving off the
coast of San Diego back in 1959 when
Pamprin let out a loud scream before
disappearing beneath the water Lehrer go
after him and reported seeing a shark
that was longer than 22 feet with
Pamprin stuck squarely in his mouth Lara
swam to shore to alert the lifeguards
but they were unable to find any trace
of Pamprin who was likely completely
devoured by the shark number 5 Ian
Redmond
what started out as a romantic vacation
quickly turned into tragedy on his
honeymoon off Oz Lazio beach and
seashell Redmond was out snorkeling when
he was set upon by a shark a vacationer
in a small boat was able to pull Redmond
to shore but the shark had already taken
his arm and leg sadly Redmond bled to
death on the beach while his wife of
just 10 days washed there had been a
shark attack in the exact same location
two weeks earlier but the Seychelles
tourism chief had elected not to close
the beaches or even warn the public in
order to keep attracting tourists number
four Rodney Fox
you think that a punctured diaphragm are
ripped lung and a pierced scapula would
be enough to kill a man but not Rodney
Fox in 1963 Fox was defending his
spearfishing title when a great white
shark grabbed him by the torso when this
huge thump and crash came from behind I
didn’t see it box put up a good fight
including gouging the shark’s eyes and
was eventually able to escape he
required multiple hours of expensive
surgery and over 460 stitches but he
lived to tell the tale wonderful thing
that there was a boat there because I’m
sure that shark would have come back and
finished me off
he since become an expert on great white
sharks and even helped design the
first-ever underwater shark observation
cage number three the Jersey Shore
before the fake tans hairspray and fist
bumps the Jersey Shore was perhaps most
famous for one of the worst series of
shark attacks in history back in the
early 20th century between July 1st in
July 12th of 1916 four people were
killed by shark attacks with a fifth
person managing to escape but suffering
severe injuries panic ensued capturing
the attention of the nation as locals
began an effort to eliminate them from
the region referring to them as
man-eaters it’s these attacks that
unfortunately gave sharks their rep as
ruthless killers a reputation they still
have today despite scientific
discoveries that have proven otherwise
what we are dealing with here is a
perfect engine an eating machine number
two Shirley and Durden Australia has a
somewhat unfair reputation when it comes
to shark attacks sure they happen from
time to time but not quite to the extent
that many seem to believe and again when
you hear about attacks like this in the
land down under it’s hard not to let
your imagination run wild
dürdane a mother of four was snorkeling
in just seven feet of water when she was
attacked by a great white shark in 1985
her husband and children were within
view but could only watch helplessly as
Durden was whisked into
the shark which some estimated to be
between 14 and 19 feet in length
reportedly claimed all her bodily
remains before we unveil our number one
pick here are some honorable mentions
[Music]
number one the USS Indianapolis the
United States Navy had never suffered a
single loss of life at sea as great as
the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in
1945 and sharks played a large role in
this the ship was delivering parts for
the first atomic bomb used in combat
which would later be dropped on Japan on
its return however it was hit by
Japanese torpedoes and sank in 12
minutes about 900 men were sent into the
shark-infested waters of the Pacific
Ocean while the remaining 300 or so went
down with the ship when rescuers finally
arrived the Sharks had eaten much of the
crew only 317 people survived the
disaster many of whom told chilling
tales of hearing blood-curdling screams
in the middle of the night as sharks
attacked their fellow sailors I mean
that terrible high-pitched screaming the
ocean turns red despite all the pound
and the howl and commitment rip you to
pieces
[Music]
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
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