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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-11-1853 | Swimming | Leg bitten | NO | John Peters | |||
| Clark's Island, Sydney Harbor | 18-12-1852 | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | Swimming | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | NO | Edward Graham | |
| Coalcliff | 08-10-1852 | Fell overboard | FATAL | YES | James Rogers | ||
| Sydney Harbor | 08-12-1849 | FATAL | YES | male | |||
| Woolloomooloo, Sydney Harbor (Estuary) | 30-11-1849 | Afternoon | Bathing | FATAL | YES | a sailor from the steamship Eagle | |
| Warrnambool | 18-09-1849 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | a sailor from the schooner Brother | ||
| Sydney | 26-01-1849 | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | boat capsized | Torso bitten but may have been postmortem | NO | William Henry Elliott | |
| Brisbane River | 29-11-1847 | Swimming | Thigh & calf bitten | NO | James Stewart | ||
| Moreton Bay | 10-03-1847 | Wreck of the Sovereign | Foot severed | NO | Spicer | ||
| Moreton Bay | 31-12-1846 | Foot severed at ankle joint | NO | a native |
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