List of all shark attacks in Western Australia
Fatal Attacks
32
Unprovoked Attacks
133
Total Attacks
197
There have been a total of 197 shark attacks in Western Australia. Out of those, 32 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 16.24%. 133 attacks came out of the blue while 64 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon Beach, Mandurah | 30-05-2016 | 16h00 | White shark | Surfing | FATAL | YES | 29yo Ben Gerring |
| Bald Island | 29-10-2015 | Spearfishing | Minor injury | NO | 50yo Norman Galli | ||
| Pyramids Beach | 06-10-2015 | 16h50 | Surfing | Foot injured | NO | 18yo Eli Zawadzki | |
| Rottnest Island | 24-06-2015 | Wobbegong shark | Swimming | Minor lacerations to forearm when he grabbed shark by its tail PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 19yo Stephen | |
| Denmark | 23-06-2015 | 09h30 | White shark | Surfing | Bruises and abrasions to face, chin, chest, both shins & feet and cut to right hand when her surfboard was struck with force | NO | 37yo Lily Kumpe |
| Three Stripes near Cheynes Beach | 28-12-2014 | Morning | White shark, 4 to 5 m | Spearfishing | FATAL | YES | 17yo Jay Muscat |
| Pyramids Beach, Port Bouvard | 28-11-2014 | Sometime between 06h00 & 08hoo | Surfing | Minor injuries to right leg | NO | 13yo Cameron Pearman | |
| Freo | 18-11-2014 | White shark | Fishing | Shark chasing fish bumped boat, no injury to occupants | NO | Boat: occupants: David Lock & his father | |
| Castle Rock, north of Dunsborough | 10-10-2014 | 17h20 | Kayaking | Kayak deflated, no injury to occupants | NO | Inflatable kayak Occupants: Andrej Kultan & Steve Hopkins. | |
| Kelpids Beach, Wylie Bay, Esperance | 01-10-2014 | 11h00 | 2 white shark: 13' & 9"8" | Surfing | Left arm & right hand severed, lacerations to both legs | NO | 23yo Sean Pollard |
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