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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emu Point | 06-06-1962 | 07h00 | Fishing | No injury to occupant, shark grabbed anchor rope, pulling bow of boat downward & then bit bow of boat | NO | 10' rowboat, occupant: John Stephensen | |
| Nobbys Beach | 19-04-1962 | Bronze whaler shark, 3.7 m [12'] | Fishing | No injury to occupants, hooked shark cracked hull PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | surf boat, occupants: Ray Sturdy and 4 other fishermen | |
| Norah Head | 24-03-1962 | Bronze whaler shark, 4.6 m [15'] | Fishing & spearfishing | No injury to occupants. Shark holed boat & they swam 200 yards to shore | NO | boat of Dennis Kemp & 4 other occupants | |
| Between Smith’s Rock & Moreton Island | 14-02-1962 | A.M. | 3.7 m [12'] shark | Fishing for snappers & cleaning mullet. Put mullet over side of boat to wash it | Middle finger of right hand lacerated | NO | John Hansen |
| Greenmount Beach | 03-02-1962 | 14h30 | 60 cm shark | Swimming | Shin bitten | NO | 35yo Lance Maloney |
| Cronulla | 20-01-1962 | Bronze whaler shark, 3m [10'] | Spearfishing | Suffered from shock & immersion after being dragged underwater by speared shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 19yo Robert Smith | |
| Lennox Head, Ballina | 13-01-1962 | 13h30 | Bronze whaler shark, 2.1 m [7'] shark | Surfing | Dorsum of foot lacerated & toe severed | NO | 19yo Gary Raymond Hiscocks |
| Long Reef, North Manly | 13-01-1962 | Grey nurse shark, 3 m [10'] | Spearfishing | Speared shark bit gunwale of boat as it was being hauled onboard PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | boat of Wally Gibbons | |
| Marino | 10-01-1962 | Said to involve a Grey nurse shark 3.7 m [12'] | Fishing | No injury to occupant, shark bit propeller & lifted boat several feet | NO | 12' boat of Alf Laundy | |
| Ceduna | 09-01-1962 | White shark | Fishing for sharks | No injury to fisherman Alf Dean & other occupants; shark bit stern of boat | NO | 25-foot cutter |
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