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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Bellynahinch" on the Manning River | 09-01-1863 | Evening | Bathing | FATAL | YES | 17yo James Brown | |
| Brisbane River | 18-12-1862 | Trying to catch a wounded bird | FATAL | YES | male | ||
| Cleveland | 14-01-1861 | Bathing | Lacerations to fingers | NO | Dr. Lucas | ||
| The Domain, Sydney | 25-12-1860 | Bathing | Lacerations to leg | NO | |||
| Hobson Bay | 13-03-1858 | 15h00 | Bathing | FATAL | YES | 22yo Adolphe Bollander | |
| Point Henry | 05-02-1856 | Swimming | Severe bite to thigh. Not known if he survived | NO | 17yo a seaman from the John and Lucy | ||
| Melbourne | 10-11-1855 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | a seaman from the whaling brig Curlew | ||
| Port Wakefield | 08-04-1855 | Fell overboard from the Malacca | FATAL | YES | 2½yo child | ||
| Port Wakefield | 27-03-1855 | Fell overboard from the Sobella | FATAL | YES | Master Coleman | ||
| Sydney Harbor | 31-12-1854 | Invalid | Swimming | No injury & although reported as an attack, it was simply an encounter | NO | C.T. Clark |
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