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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Rock, Yamba | 29-06-2015 | Surfing | Hand bitten | NO | Steve | ||
| Rottnest Island | 24-06-2015 | Wobbegong shark | Swimming | Minor lacerations to forearm when he grabbed shark by its tail PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 19yo Stephen | |
| Denmark | 23-06-2015 | 09h30 | White shark | Surfing | Bruises and abrasions to face, chin, chest, both shins & feet and cut to right hand when her surfboard was struck with force | NO | 37yo Lily Kumpe |
| Belongil Beach, Byron Bay | 23-06-2015 | 11h00 | White shark, 3 m | Surf skiing | No injury, knocked off ski | NO | 71yo Woody Vidgens |
| Saltwater Beach | 02-05-2015 | 15h00 | White shark | Surfing | Injuries to left arm & right hand | NO | Bruce Lucas |
| Fishery Bay | 24-04-2015 | 09h45 | White shark, 6 m | Surfing | Leg severed at mid-thigh | NO | 26yo Chris Blowes |
| McKenzies Beach | 10-04-2015 | 07h30 | Paddle boarding | Ankle injured | NO | male | |
| Julian Rocks, Byron Bay | 10-03-2015 | Morning | Fishing | Bruised in falling overboard as shark bumped boat | NO | Dinghy: Occupant Robbie Graham | |
| Shelly Beach | 08-02-2015 | 10h00 | 3.5 to 4 m shark | Surfing | FATAL | YES | 41yo Tadashi Nakahara |
| Seven Mile Beach, Byron Bay | 07-02-2015 | 06h45 | 2 m to 3 m shark | Surfing | Laceration & puncture wounds to right flank & hip | NO | 35yo Jacob Reitman |
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