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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | 24-03-1969 | Mako shark | Foot lacerated. Recorded as PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 65yo William Hill | ||
| Taroona | 16-02-1969 | Daytime | 7-gill shark | Fishing | Lacerations to hand from hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 49yo George Pacey |
| Cooktown | 31-01-1969 | Questionable incident | Hard hat diving | No details | NO | 52yo Elin Anderson | |
| Beecroft Head | 26-01-1969 | 07h30 | Freediving | Abrasions and lacerations to lower right leg | NO | 21yo Kevin Deacon | |
| Port MacDonnel | 31-12-1968 | Carpet shark | Minor injury | NO | W.D. Simpson | ||
| Marineland Aquarium, Manley, Sydney | 25-12-1968 | Morning | Grey nurse shark, 10' | Feeding mullet to sharks | Laceration to finger by a captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 27yo Peter Jones |
| Thistle Island | 08-12-1968 | White shark | Survived | NO | Dick O’Brien | ||
| 01-11-1968 | 15h00 | Abrasion on shoulder Recorded as PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 16yo Roy Rosser | |||
| South Coast | 14-04-1968 | Bronze whaler shark, 1.8 m [6'] | Diving. Shark “swallowed’ his hand, so he threw his other around the shark and went “shark-back riding” for 30 yards until the shark opened its jaws | Hand lacerated | NO | 21yo Rodney Castle | |
| Stockton Bight | 06-04-1968 | Early morning | "Blue whaler" (Galeolamna) | Foot lacerated Recorded as PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 47yo Ray Weaver |
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