List of all shark attacks in South Australia
Fatal Attacks
25
Unprovoked Attacks
66
Total Attacks
104
There have been a total of 104 shark attacks in South Australia. Out of those, 25 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 24.04%. 66 attacks came out of the blue while 38 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off Perforated Island near Coffin Bay | 16-02-2011 | 18h20 | White shark x 2 | Diving for abalone | FATAL | YES | 49yo Peter Clarkson |
| Second Valley | 07-11-2009 | 10h30 | 2 m shark | Kayaking | Ankle bitten | NO | 25yo Dean Brougham |
| North Haven | 08-11-2008 | Bronze whaler shark | Fishing | No injury to occupant, shark bit dinghy & motor | NO | ||
| Pennington Bay, Kangaroo Island | 28-08-2006 | 16h00 | Bronze whaler shark, 6' | Surfing | No injury, shark towed surfer & board | NO | Brad Jamieson |
| Waitpinga | 04-06-2006 | 11h30 | 14' white shark | Surfing | No injury, knocked off surfboard | NO | 40yo Peter Dunn |
| Brighton Beach, Adelaide | 11-02-2006 | 12h00 | 4.5 m white shark | Fishing | No injury to occupants; shark nudged the 5.3 m boat | NO | Josh Francou, Michael Brister & Paul Bahr |
| Middle Beach, 40 km north of Adelaide | 05-12-2005 | 15h30 | 4 m white shark | Fishing | No injury to occupants, hydrofoil of outboard motor bitten | NO | 5.4 m fibreglass boat, occupants: Robert & James Hogg |
| Kangaroo Island | 23-09-2005 | 12h05 | 14' to 16' white shark | Surfing | Lacerations to legs | NO | 26yo Josh Berris |
| Fishery Bay, Eyre Peninsula | 03-09-2005 | 15h00 | 4 m [13'] white shark | Surfing | Lacerations to right arm & thigh | NO | 40yo Jake Heron |
| Glenelg | 23-08-2005 | 16h10 | White shark | Scuba diving | FATAL | YES | 23yo Jarrod Stehbens |
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