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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardrossan | 31-12-1928 | "a dog shark" | Wading, netting fish | Bitten below the knee | NO | Ted Bowman | |
| Barrow Point, 100 miles north of Cooktown, Queensland | 13-04-1928 | Tiger shark | Fishing | Severe lacerations to arm | NO | a Murray Islander | |
| 27-03-1928 | Hip bitten | NO | Bob | ||||
| Off Cairns | 08-05-1927 | Walking | FATAL | YES | Quassa, a Torres Strait Islander | ||
| Spectacle Island, Port Jackson | 31-12-1926 | NO | male, the Sergeant of Marines | ||||
| Palm Island | 01-12-1926 | Diving for trochus | FATAL | YES | Norman Skeen | ||
| Great Barrier Reef | 01-07-1923 | Diving for pearl | non-fatal | NO | aboriginal male | ||
| Southgates, near Geraldton | 22-05-1923 | Wading | Minor puncture wounds to foot | NO | Percy Evensen | ||
| Bilgola Beach, Sydney | 01-02-1922 | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | Swimming | Disappeared whiile swimming alone, body parts recovered, but shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | NO | Norman Whiteley | |
| 200 miles from MacKay | 05-07-1920 | Diving for trochus shell | Severe lacerations to right shoulder & arm | NO | Japanese diver |
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