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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Near Sydney | 09-03-1879 | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | The steamship Bonnie Dundee lost in collision | Partial remains found in shark | NO | Cabin boy of the Bonnie Dundee | |
| Lane Cove River, Sydney Harbor | 16-11-1878 | a small shark | Bathing | Laceration to leg | NO | Mr. Meares | |
| Peacock Point, Balmain, Sydney | 14-12-1877 | Bathing | Leg severely bitten & later surgically amputated | NO | 11yo Albert Thomas Burless | ||
| Near Sydney | 11-12-1877 | Washed overboard from the barque Mary Eady | FATAL | YES | 2 males | ||
| Port Jackson | 14-09-1877 | Afternoon | 13' shark | Fishing | No injury, pulled overboard by a shark that grabbed his coat | NO | Mr. Coulthard |
| Smelting Works Bay near Hobart | 06-04-1877 | 7-gill shark | Fingers injured by landed shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | John Smart | ||
| Portarlington | 03-04-1877 | Morning | Bathing | Thigh & foot bitten | NO | Mitchell | |
| Off Melbourne | 16-02-1877 | Fishing | Severe bite to hand | NO | Gesoun Gentel | ||
| Emerald Hill | 27-01-1877 | Bathing | FATAL | YES | William Marks | ||
| Boarding School Bay | 23-01-1877 | 6' shark | Swimming | Ankle injured | NO | female |
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