List of all shark attacks in australia
Fatal Attacks
286
Unprovoked Attacks
960
Total Attacks
1374
There have been a total of 1374 shark attacks in AUSTRALIA. Out of those, 286 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 20.82%. 960 attacks came out of the blue while 414 have been provoked by humans.
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpes Beach, Ballina | 11-10-2016 | 10h30 | Surfing | Minor wound to lower right leg & surfboard bitten | NO | 25yo Seneca Rus | |
| Lighthouse Beach, Ballina | 25-09-2016 | 9h00 | White shark, 3.5 m | Surfing | 4 deep lacerations to thigh | NO | 17yo Cooper Allen |
| Thirteenth Beach | 16-09-2016 | Surfing | Struck by fin on chest & leg | NO | Rory Angiolella | ||
| Bells Beach | 15-09-2016 | 2 m shark | Surfing | No injury: Knocked off board by shark | NO | male | |
| Bunbury | 14-09-2016 | Fishing | Shark rammed boat. No injury to occupant | NO | Occupant: Ben Stratton | ||
| Injidup | 04-09-2016 | Late afternoon | Surfing | No inury, board broken in half by shark | NO | Fraser Penman | |
| Near Albany | 27-07-2016 | White shark | Kayaking | No injury, shark nudged kayak repeatedly | NO | Ian Watkins | |
| Sharpes Beach, Ballina | 25-07-2016 | 12h00 | Surfing | No injury. Leg rope severed, knocked off board by shark | NO | 18yo Curran See & Harry Lake | |
| Clifton Beach | 22-07-2016 | Surfing | Calf bumped but no injury | NO | 36yo Zebulon Critchlow | ||
| 20 k off The Spit, off the Gold Coast | 19-07-2016 | After noon | reef shark, 1m | Fishing | Laceration to left calf from hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 31yo Scott van Burck |
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