Oregon's coastline spans over 350 miles along the Pacific Ocean, showcasing rugged cliffs, sweeping sand dunes, and iconic rock formations like Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach.
The beaches in Oregon offer a variety of experiences, from secluded coves to bustling beach towns.
While Oregon's beaches are known for their beauty, it's important to be aware of the marine life that lives in these waters.
Sharks can be found in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Oregon, but encounters are unlikely.
Most sharks in these waters are not aggressive towards humans and tend to stay away from crowded areas.
In addition to the stunning scenery, Oregon's beaches are popular for activities like tide pooling, beach combing, and exploring tide pools filled with colorful marine life.
Whether you enjoy nature, searching for beach treasures, or surfing, Oregon's beaches have something for everyone.
Understanding our data at Oregon
In our comprehensive overview of oregon, the data presented in this article is compiled from a variety of public sources, providing a consolidated view of shark encounters by beach.
As you explore the data, it is important to note that while we have organized the information by specific areas, neighboring areas may also have their own detailed posts.
We encourage you to utilize the search function on our website to discover unique posts that may pertain to nearby locations.
Given the unpredictable and often chaotic circumstances surrounding shark attacks, some of the details within our tables have been inferred post-incident.
This is a common practice in the documentation of such events, due to factors like the rapid response required at the scene and the retrospective nature of assembling such data.
Our aim is to offer a resource that not only informs but also enhances awareness and safety practices for all who venture into the marine environment.
As you navigate through the information, we hope it serves as a reminder of the respect and caution that our florida beaches command.
Recorded Attack #1
Area
Oregon
Location
Seaside Cove
Date
2011-12-06
Year
2011
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing
Name
Female
Sex
F
Age
N/A
Injury
Minor Injury To Calf
Fatal
N
Time
09H00
Species
N/A
Recorded Attack #2
Area
Oregon
Location
Siletz River Mouth, Lincoln County
Date
2006-10-31
Year
2006
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing
Name
Tony Perez
Sex
M
Age
22
Injury
No Injury, Surfboard Bitten
Fatal
N
Time
Just Before Sundown
Species
White Shark, 16'
Recorded Attack #3
Area
Oregon
Location
Seaside
Date
2011-10-10
Year
2011
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing
Name
Doug Niblack
Sex
M
Age
N/A
Injury
No Injury
Fatal
N
Time
N/A
Species
10' To 12' Shark
Recorded Attack #4
Area
Oregon
Location
Short Sand Beach, Oswald West State Park
Date
1994-09-21
Year
1994
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing
Name
Rob Mackenzie
Sex
M
Age
43
Injury
No Injury, Surfboard Bitten
Fatal
N
Time
16H30
Species
5 M [16.5'] White Shark
Recorded Attack #5
Area
Oregon
Location
Winchester Bay
Date
1998-11-05
Year
1998
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing
Name
Dale Inskeep
Sex
M
Age
32.0
Injury
No Injury
Fatal
N
Time
N/A
Species
White Shark, 5 M To 6 M [16.5' To 20']
Recorded Attack #6
Area
Oregon
Location
Indian Beach, Ecola State Park, Clatsop County
Date
2016-10-10
Year
2016
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing
Name
Joseph Tanner
Sex
M
Age
29.0
Injury
Wounds To Upper Thigh And Lower Leg
Fatal
N
Time
16H00
Species
N/A
Recorded Attack #7
Area
Oregon
Location
Cape Kiwanda,Tillamook County
Date
1983-08-20
Year
1983
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing
Name
Randy Weldon
Sex
M
Age
N/A
Injury
No Injury, Board Bitten
Fatal
N
Time
10H00
Species
White Shark
Recorded Attack #8
Area
Oregon
Location
Seaside Cove, Clatsop County
Date
2020-12-06
Year
2020
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing
Name
Cole Herrington
Sex
M
Age
20.0
Injury
Non-Life-Threatening To Left Lower Leg & Foot
Fatal
N
Time
15H20
Species
N/A
Recorded Attack #9
Area
Oregon
Location
Winchester Bay
Date
2010-09-27
Year
2010
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing
Name
David Lowden
Sex
M
Age
29
Injury
No Injury, Surfboard Rammed
Fatal
N
Time
16H00
Species
White Shark
Recorded Attack #10
Area
Oregon
Location
Tillamook Head, Clatsop County
Date
2005-12-24
Year
2005
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing
Name
Brian Anderson
Sex
M
Age
30
Injury
Lacerations To Ankle & Calf
Fatal
N
Time
12H00
Species
White Shark
Recorded Attack #11
Area
Oregon
Location
Off Umpqua River
Date
1980-10-27
Year
1980
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing
Name
Christopher Cowan
Sex
M
Age
29.0
Injury
Thigh Lacerated
Fatal
N
Time
15H45
Species
4 M To 5 M [13' To 16.5'] White Shark
Recorded Attack #12
Area
Oregon
Location
Oswald State Park
Date
2006-07-31
Year
2006
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing
Name
Robert Martin
Sex
M
Age
41
Injury
Minor Injury
Fatal
N
Time
16H00
Species
White Shark?
Recorded Attack #13
Area
Oregon
Location
Florence
Date
2010-10-28
Year
2010
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing
Name
Seth Mead
Sex
M
Age
N/A
Injury
No Injury To Surfer
Fatal
N
Time
15H20
Species
N/A
Recorded Attack #14
Area
Oregon
Location
Winchester Bay, Douglas County
Date
1992-03-08
Year
1992
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing (Sitting On His Board)
Name
Mike Allman
Sex
M
Age
21.0
Injury
Left Shoulder & Side Bitten, Board Broken
Fatal
N
Time
09H45
Species
Said To Involve A 6 M To 7 M [20' To 23'] White Shark
Recorded Attack #15
Area
Oregon
Location
Gleneden Beach
Date
1998-04-21
Year
1998
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing (Lying Prone On His Board)
Name
John Forse
Sex
M
Age
50.0
Injury
Right Thigh Bitten
Fatal
N
Time
09H30
Species
5 M [16.5'] White Shark
Recorded Attack #16
Area
Oregon
Location
Winchester Bay
Date
1976-08-24
Year
1976
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing
Name
Mike Shook
Sex
M
Age
19.0
Injury
No Injury, Board Bitten
Fatal
N
Time
14H00
Species
White Shark, 4.5 M
Recorded Attack #17
Area
Oregon
Location
Myers Creek
Date
1974-09-01
Year
1974
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing
Name
Curt Brown
Sex
M
Age
24
Injury
No Injury
Fatal
N
Time
Morning
Species
White Shark, 4.5 M
Recorded Attack #18
Area
Oregon
Location
Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Clatsop County
Date
1979-11-27
Year
1979
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing
Name
Kenny Doudt
Sex
M
Age
20.0
Injury
Multiple Major Injuries
Fatal
N
Time
10H20
Species
White Shark, 4 M [13']
Recorded Attack #19
Area
Oregon
Location
Cape Kiwanda, Tillamook County
Date
2019-03-05
Year
2019
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing
Name
Nathan Holstedt
Sex
M
Age
N/A
Injury
No Injury, Board Bitten And Dented
Fatal
N
Time
08H30
Species
N/A
Recorded Attack #20
Area
Oregon
Location
Gold Beach
Date
2004-09-20
Year
2004
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing
Name
Seth Mead
Sex
M
Age
26.0
Injury
Leg Bitten
Fatal
N
Time
09H00
Species
White Shark
Recorded Attack #21
Area
Oregon
Location
N/A
Date
1975-07-30
Year
1975
Type
Sea Disaster
Country
Usa
Activity
Sea Disaster
Name
Grace Conger
Sex
F
Age
62
Injury
Fatal, Arms & Legs Bitten
Fatal
Y
Time
N/A
Species
N/A
Recorded Attack #22
Area
Oregon
Location
Indian Beach, Ecola State Park, Just North Of Cannon Beach, Clatsop County
Date
1988-10-23
Year
1988
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing (Sitting On His Board)
Name
Wyndham Kapan
Sex
M
Age
21.0
Injury
Leg Bitten & Femur Fractured
Fatal
N
Time
17H30
Species
5.5 M To 6 M [18' To 20'] White Shark
Recorded Attack #23
Area
Oregon
Location
Florence, Lane County
Date
2006-08-29
Year
2006
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing
Name
Tom Larson
Sex
M
Age
23
Injury
Laceration & Puncture Wounds To Foot
Fatal
N
Time
Sunset
Species
N/A
Recorded Attack #24
Area
Oregon
Location
Bastendorf Beach, Coos County
Date
1993-01-02
Year
1993
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing
Name
William Weaver
Sex
M
Age
29.0
Injury
No Injury, Shark Bit Board
Fatal
N
Time
16H30
Species
6 M [20'] White Shark
Recorded Attack #25
Area
Oregon
Location
Newport, Lincoln County
Date
2011-10-20
Year
2011
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing
Name
Bobby Gumm
Sex
M
Age
41
Injury
No Injury, Shark Bit Surfboard
Fatal
N
Time
N/A
Species
White Shark, 15'
Recorded Attack #26
Area
Oregon
Location
Neskowin, Tillamook County
Date
1991-02-24
Year
1991
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing
Name
Tony Franciscone
Sex
M
Age
38.0
Injury
Calf Lacerated & Board Bitten
Fatal
N
Time
09H30
Species
5.5 M [18'] White Shark
Recorded Attack #27
Area
Oregon
Location
Cape Kiwanda
Date
2002-09-21
Year
2002
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Boogie Boarding Or Surfing
Name
Garry Turner
Sex
M
Age
24.0
Injury
Ankle Lacerated
Fatal
N
Time
N/A
Species
2.4 M [8'] Shark
Recorded Attack #28
Area
Oregon
Location
Lincoln City, Lincoln County
Date
2012-01-13
Year
2012
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing
Name
Steve Harnack
Sex
M
Age
53
Injury
No Injury, Surfboard Damaged
Fatal
N
Time
N/A
Species
White Shark
Recorded Attack #29
Area
Oregon
Location
Gleneden Beach, Lincoln County
Date
2013-11-22
Year
2013
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing
Name
Andrew Gardiner
Sex
M
Age
25
Injury
No Injury, Board Bitten
Fatal
N
Time
10H30
Species
White Shark, 10 '
Recorded Attack #30
Area
Oregon
Location
Gold Beach, Curry County
Date
1992-09-13
Year
1992
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing
Name
Jerad Brittain
Sex
M
Age
20.0
Injury
Minor Bruises
Fatal
N
Time
17H00
Species
4 M To 5 M [13' To 16.5'] White Shark
Recorded Attack #31
Area
Oregon
Location
Turnaround, Cape Kiwanda, Tillamook County
Date
1984-09-30
Year
1984
Type
Unprovoked
Country
Usa
Activity
Surfing (Sitting On His Board)
Name
Robert Rice
Sex
M
Age
25.0
Injury
Abrasion On Right Foot, Board Bitten
Fatal
N
Time
15H30
Species
3 M To 5 M [10' To 16.5'] White Shark
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