List of all shark attacks in New South Wales
Fatal Attacks
99
Unprovoked Attacks
346
Total Attacks
498
There have been a total of 498 shark attacks in New South Wales. Out of those, 99 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 19.88%. 346 attacks came out of the blue while 152 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelly Beach, Ballina | 06-11-2018 | 06h45 | 5' shark | Surfing | 20 cm injury to left calf | NO | 42yo Lee Jonsson |
| Samurai Beach | 18-10-2018 | 07h00 | Bull shark? | Body Surfing | Injury to upper right arm | NO | 50yo Paul Kenny |
| Arrawarra Headland | 07-06-2018 | 2 m shark | Surfing | Minor injury to lower leg | NO | male | |
| Flat Rock, Ballina | 02-06-2018 | Kite surfing | No injury, board bitten | NO | Chris … | ||
| Sharpes Beach, Ballina | 08-05-2018 | 10h30 | Shark involvement not confirmed | Surfing | No injury, surfboard damaged | NO | male |
| Lennox Head | 24-04-2018 | 07h00 | Questionable | Surfing | No injury | NO | Matthew Lee |
| Little Congwong Beach, La Perouse | 22-02-2018 | 19h00, Dusk | Juvenile white shark, 2.7 to 3.2 m | Swimming | Laceratons to right leg & foot | NO | 55yo Anna Shurapey |
| Surf Beach, Kiama | 14-02-2018 | 16h00 | Bull shark, 2 m | Walking | Puncture wounds to leff foot & lower leg | NO | 35yo Adam Hoare |
| Martin Islet | 12-01-2018 | White shark, 3.5 m | Free diving | No injury, shark took his swimfin | NO | 28yo Callum Stewart | |
| Avoca Beach | 12-11-2017 | 16h00 | 2 m shark | Surfing | Puncture wounds to left shoulder | NO | 25yo Charlie Fry |
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