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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Cove | 03-07-2016 | 22h00 | Tawny nurse shark | Fishing | Right thigh injured by hooked pregnant female shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 34yo Nathan Oliver |
| Coral Bay | 14-06-2016 | 5' shark | Spearfishing | No injury but shark punctured his wetsuit after he prodded it with his spear PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 19yo Brad Vale | |
| Mindarie | 04-06-2016 | 11h30 | 3+ m shark | Diving | FATAL | YES | 60yo Doreen Collyer |
| Kingscliff | 01-06-2016 | Bronze whaler sharks x 3 | Spearfishing | No injury, but sharks repeatedly hit their fins and guns | NO | Waade Madigan and Dr Seyong Kim | |
| Falcon Beach, Mandurah | 30-05-2016 | 16h00 | White shark | Surfing | FATAL | YES | 29yo Ben Gerring |
| First Sun Beach, Byron Bay | 18-04-2016 | 12h00 | Wobbegong shark | Swimming | Minor puncture wound to foot | NO | 12yo Zak Kedem |
| Bombo Beach | 29-03-2016 | 19h00 | Surfing | Severe injury to thigh | NO | 22yo Brett Connellan | |
| North Cronulla Beach | 27-03-2016 | 11h00 | Surfing | No injury, board dented | NO | 41yo Roie Smyth | |
| Wrights Bay | 02-03-2016 | Midnight | Bronze whaler | Fishing | Puncture wounds to right calf | NO | Lee Taplin |
| Nettley Bay | 09-02-2016 | 12h30 | No shark involvement | Surfing | No injury, knocked off board | NO | male |
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