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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 miles off Sydney | 14-12-1909 | Fell overboard | FATAL | YES | Mr. Witt | ||
| Moreton Bay | 31-12-1908 | Fell into the water | FATAL | YES | Lieutenant Hexton | ||
| Near Thursday Island | 17-10-1907 | Bathing | FATAL | YES | male from the lugger Teazer | ||
| Karra Garra | 03-07-1907 | Questionable | . | Disappeared, but shark involvement unconfirmed | NO | Dick Atkins | |
| Mabiuag | 04-09-1906 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | Smith | ||
| Moodie Beach | 01-04-1906 | Questionable | . | Cause of death may have been downing | NO | 18yo Herbert Mills | |
| 31-12-1905 | Blue pointer | Fishing | FATAL | YES | fisherman | ||
| 31-12-1905 | Blue pointers | Fishing | FATAL | YES | fisherman | ||
| 31-12-1905 | Blue pointer | Fishing | FATAL, knocked overboard by tail of shark & carried off by shark | YES | boy | ||
| 31-12-1905 | Said to involve a grey nurse shark that leapt out of the water and seized the boy but species identification is questionable | Swimming | FATAL | YES | Arab boy |
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