There are no recorded human fatalities from reef shark attack. While 24 people have been attacked by reef sharks since records began, they have all survived. Curious and aggressive around food, reef sharks may bite, but they are not known to kill.

Can reef sharks hurt you?

Although Caribbean reef sharks are large and do have the potential to injure people, they're generally not considered dangerous. ... Instead of people, Caribbean reef sharks cruise the bottoms of reefs looking for dead, dying, or sick fish. They're more like the vacuum cleaners of the reefs than aggressive human-hunters.

Is it safe to swim with reef sharks?

Some of the most common sharks that we can get close enough to swim with around the world are reef sharks and rays. ... While Tiger sharks, Bull sharks, giant hammerheads and, of course Great Whites, can deliberately attack, posing the greatest threat to humans so should be completely avoided.