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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badu Island | Dress diving | FATAL Bitten in two by shark that he molested with a knife. Buried at Batu Island. PROVOKED INCIDENT | YES | Mr. A. Rotaman | |||
| Wamberal | 18h00 | Body surfing | FATAL | YES | 22yo Noel Langford | ||
| Nelson's Bay | Examining netted shark, that had been shot | Lacerations to right hand PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 26yo Albert Hampton | |||
| Kempsey | Swimming ashore after launch capsized | Foot bitten | NO | Mr. Redman | |||
| Semaphore | Boarding a ship | No injury to pilot, oar bitten | NO | R.H. Barrett, pilot holding steering oar of whaleboat | |||
| Great Barrier Reef | Midday | Diving? | FATAL | YES | Keizo Masoyo | ||
| Pearl diving | Injuries to both legs, buttocks, back, lower abdomen & chest | NO | Johnny Moira | ||||
| Carrum | Clinging to overturned rowing boat | FATAL | YES | 17yo Monte Robinson & Andrew McNeill | |||
| 18 miles south of Port Augusta | NO | boat | |||||
| Newcastle | Surfing | Abrasions to shins | NO | Eric McMichael |
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