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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunbury | 25-11-1885 | Evening | Bathing | Laceration to calf | NO | A.Y. Glyde | |
| Brisbane | 25-11-1885 | 15' shark | No injury to occupant, shark bit off section of the boat's rudder | NO | boat, occupant John Bishop | ||
| Port Phillip | 12-12-1884 | 14' shark | yachting accident | Cause of death most likely drowning, remains recovered in shark | YES | Willaim Browne | |
| Port Pirie, Spencer Gulf, 230 km north of Adelaide | 13-01-1884 | Said to involve 2 sharks | Fell overboard | FATAL | YES | Miss Warren | |
| Parramatta River | 18-12-1883 | 12h00 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 21yo Cuthbert Vere Lysaght | |
| Between Port Arthur Penal Colony & Forestier Peninsula | 13-09-1883 | Swimming / escaping imprisonment | FATAL | YES | Owen | ||
| the pearling beds | 25-02-1883 | Diving | Arm severed | NO | male | ||
| the pearling beds | 24-02-1883 | Diving | FATAL | YES | male | ||
| Iron Cove, Sydney | 20-01-1883 | 05h30 | Bathing | FATAL | YES | 37yo John Eaton | |
| Millers Point | 13-05-1882 | Afternoon | Fell overboard | Laceration to calf | NO | John Clare |
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