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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Harbor | Afternoon | Sailing | Leg severed | NO | male | ||
| Off Broughton Island near Port Stephens | 12h00 | Bronze whaler shark, 3.7 m [12'] identified by G.P. Whitley based on description | Speared a grouper, saw shark but it came for him instead of the fish so he fired spear into shark’s mouth. Then shark took grouper but unable to swallow because of the spear in its mouth. | Minor injuries to hand | NO | Kenneth Morris | |
| City Beach, Perth | 12h15 | White shark, 4.2 m [13'9"] | Standing | Leg bitten, surgically amputated | NO | 18yo Ronald D. Sunderland, from the Royal Australian Navy, on leave from HMAS Leeuwin | |
| North Burleigh, near Brisbane | 07h30 | "a small shark" | Standing in chest-deep water | Right foot lacerated | NO | 17yo David Beaver | |
| Near Thursday Island | Diving | Extensive injuries to left leg | NO | Napoleon Doola, a Murray Islander) | |||
| Coogee | 17h00 | Said to be a “small shark” | Bathing in waist-deep water | Left thigh bitten, leg surgically amputated | NO | 16yo Jack Dagworthy | |
| Swan River, 13 miles upstream | 29-11-1969 | Afternoon | Swimming | Left thigh lacerated | NO | 15yo Graham Cartwright | |
| Marineland, Sydney | 04-11-1969 | PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 27yo A. Robson | |||
| Broomfield Reef | 13-05-1969 | Survived | NO | J. Gillies | |||
| Kingscliffe Beach, south of Tweed Heads | 21-04-1969 | Considered a "Doubtful" incident | Netting pilchards | No injury | NO | David Anderson |
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