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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George’s River at Moorebank, near Milperra Bridge | 16h30 | Swimming (lead swimmer in race) | FATAL, left leg bitten | YES | 19yo Richard George Soden | ||
| Bunbury | 4' to 5' shark | Wading | Lacerations to leg & hand | NO | Reginald Gibbs | ||
| Sydney Harbor | Late afternon | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | Cutter capsized | Shark involvement not confirmed | NO | 5 cadets from the Naval training ship Tingara | |
| Lane Cove River, Sydney Harbor (Estuary) | Bull shark | FATAL | YES | Sydney James | |||
| Sydney | 5.5 m [18'] shark | Fishing, casting in the surf | Severe lacerations of chest & thigh | NO | "young"yo male | ||
| Mona Vale, near Sydney | 6' shark | Surf skiing | No injury, ski bitten | NO | David Button | ||
| Maroubra Bay | 15h30 | Body surfing | FATAL, both thighs lacerated, right foot, fingers and knee abraded, died of sepsis | YES | 20yo Allan Butcher | ||
| Cape Douglas | "After dark" | 2.4 m [8'] shark | Fishing, setting nets | Bitten on thigh and buttocks | NO | 25yo John Holmes | |
| Maroubra Beach | 04h00 | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | Swimming | Death may have been due to drowning | NO | 39yo Samuel Rosenthal | |
| Just below Roseville Bridge, opposite Killarney picnic reserve, Middle Harbor, Sydney | 15h30 | Bull shark | Free diving | FATAL, right leg severed above knee, surgically amputated but died 9 days later | YES | 13yo Kenneth William Murray |
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