Four deaths were attributed to fatal shark attacks in 2024, according ISAF. A tourist was killed in a shark attack in the Red Sea near the resort town of Marsa Alam, Egypt, CNN reported. A German tourist sailing on a catamaran was swimming alongside the boat in international waters near Western Sahara when she was fatally bitten.

The U.S. is again leading the way. While shark attacks dropped around the world and in the U.S. last year, the U.S. again had the highest reported number of unprovoked bites.

While shark attacks dropped around the world and in the U.S. in 2024, the U.S. again had the highest reported number of unprovoked bites. There were a total of 28 reported incidents in the U.S., with half of them happening off Florida,

The number of shark attacks, including deadly bites, dropped substantially worldwide in 2024, according to a new report.