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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wombarra Beach near Austinmeer | 23-02-1963 | Afternoon | Bronze whaler shark, 3 m [10'] | Spearfishing | Left leg lacerated | NO | 18yo Charles Dunn |
| Sugarloaf Bay, Middle Harbour, Sydney | 27-01-1963 | 13h30 | Tooth fragments of “whaler” shark were recovered, a bull shark, according to Edwards | Wading | FATAL, right femoral artery severed, thigh, calf, buttock & left hand bitten | YES | 32yo Marcia Hathaway |
| Evans Head | 25-01-1963 | 16h30 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Swimming | 9' shark in area when he disappeared, body not recovered | NO | 25yo Shaun Wilmot |
| Off Franklin Island between Streaky Bay & Ceduna | 03-01-1963 | White shark, 16', 2,312-lb | Shark fishing | No injury to occupants; hooked shark slammed into side of boat PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | boat, occupants: Alf Dean, Jack Hood & Otto Bells | |
| 31-12-1962 | 0.9 m [3'] shark | Diving for trochus | Calf removed | NO | male | ||
| Carrickalinga Head | 08-12-1962 | 14h30 | White shark, 4.3 m [14'] (or bronze whaler) | Spearfishing | FATAL, right leg bitten thigh to calf | YES | 16yo Geoffrey Martin Corner |
| Sydney | 28-11-1962 | 3 m [10'] shark | Spearfishing, Scuba diving | No injury, shark bit spear & dragged diver 90' | NO | 26yo B. May | |
| Townsville | 24-11-1962 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Skeletonized, except for head & feet. Possible drowning / scavenging | NO | Hugh Meikel | ||
| Off Kisma | 09-11-1962 | 3 m [10'] blue whaler | Fishing | No injury to occupants. Shark rammed boat as they were pulling in a flathead | NO | wooden boat, occupants: Jack Bullman & Keith Campbell | |
| Port Phillip Bay | 13-10-1962 | Grey nurse shark | Adrift after wave swamped engine | No injury to occupant, shark "nibbled" at boat | NO | speedboat, occupant: Michael Wilson |
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