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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Heights, Sydney | 09-03-1967 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Vehicle plunged over cliff into the water | Fatal or scavenging by "a pack of sharks" | NO | passenger in an automobile | |
| Goolwa | 05-01-1967 | "sand shark" | Splashing | Foot bitten when he kicked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 15yo Gregory Loane | |
| Piccaninny Point, 10 miles from Bicheno | 30-12-1966 | 2.1 m [7'] shark | Fishing | 6" laceration to left forearm | NO | 30yo Alf Bosworth | |
| Trial Bay | 26-12-1966 | Grey nurse shark, 1.5 m [5'] | Spearfishing | Right hand lacerated | NO | 19yo Lyle Fielding | |
| South West Rocks | 26-12-1966 | Grey nurse shark, 1.5 m [5'] | Spearfishing | The shark bit the diver's leg after he shot it PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 29yo Robert Lusted | |
| Coogee | 25-12-1966 | 1.8 m [6'] shark | Spearfishing | Right leg bitten | NO | 29yo David Jensen | |
| Broomfield Island, 11 miles from Heron Island on the Great Barrier Reef | 26-09-1966 | 16h45 | Bronze whaler shark, 2.1 m [7'], a tooth was embedded in the speargun | Free diving, carrying speargun | Shoulder lacerated | NO | 32yo Barry Dawson |
| Little Beach Reef, Bremer Bay | 17-09-1966 | Invalid | Spearfishing | The 2.9 m [9.5'] shark never made contact with him. No attack, no injury. | NO | John Marsh | |
| Albany | 12-09-1966 | Late afternoon | Spearfishing | Involved a speared shark but no other details PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Terry Adams | |
| Roe Reef off Rottnest Island | 09-09-1966 | 12h00 | Mako shark, 1.9 m [6.5'] | Spearfishing | No injury | NO | 43yo Frank Paxman |
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