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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Illawarra | 07-01-1962 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Swimming | Remains recovered from 10' shark, but shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | NO | 25yo William McLeod | |
| Dicky Beach | 06-01-1962 | Rowing | No injury to occupants, shark bit 3" piece from oar after they accidentally struck the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Lifesavers' surf patrol boat | ||
| Sydney | 06-01-1962 | Surfing | No injury, shark bumped board flipping him into the water | NO | Tony Frost | ||
| Seaspray, near Sale | 01-01-1962 | 2.7 m [9'] shark | Fishing | No injury to occupants, hooked shark dragged boat 2 miles PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | surf patrol boat | |
| Dangerous Reef | 31-12-1961 | Diving | Right leg bitten | NO | Dan Argyll | ||
| Lambert’s Beach, Mackay | 27-12-1961 | 16h15 | 3 m [10'] shark | Standing | Hand bitten, surgically amputated | NO | 24yo Martyn Steffens |
| Lambert's Beach, Mackay | 27-12-1961 | 16h15 | 3 m [10'] shark | Standing | FATAL, right arm severed at shoulder, left hand severed, right thigh bitten & surgically amputated. Died day after the attack | YES | 18yo Margaret Hobbs |
| North of main swimming area in Waterman's Bay Beach, Perth | 26-12-1961 | 07h00 | Grey nurse shark, 2.4 m [8'] | Spearfishing | No injury, Parker shot the shark when it came close to his nephew, Bill Bradbury (14), then the shark bent his speargun PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 23yo John Parker |
| Cowell | 18-12-1961 | 2.7 m [9'] shark | Fishing, hauling in a 5-lb snapper | No injury to occupant; shark leapt into boat | NO | 20' boat of Frank Stocker | |
| Noosa Heads | 17-12-1961 | 06h15 | Next morning a 3 m [10'] shark was caught that had Andrews' leg in its gut | Surfing, pushing board ashore | FATAL, right wrist and hand bitten, left leg severed above knee | YES | 22yo John Grayson Andrews |
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