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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramids Beach, Port Bouvard | 28-11-2014 | Sometime between 06h00 & 08hoo | Surfing | Minor injuries to right leg | NO | 13yo Cameron Pearman | |
| Freo | 18-11-2014 | White shark | Fishing | Shark chasing fish bumped boat, no injury to occupants | NO | Boat: occupants: David Lock & his father | |
| Moonee Beach | 09-11-2014 | 06h30 | Surfing | Minor injury to lower leg and foot | NO | male | |
| Wallabi Point | 28-10-2014 | 18h00 | Surfing | Laceration to dorsum of left foot when he stepped on the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 20yo Ryan Hunt | |
| Avoca Beach | 16-10-2014 | 06h30 | 1 m shark | Surfing | Lacerations to left calf & ankle, puncture wounds to left foot | NO | 13yo Kirra-Belle Olsson |
| Castle Rock, north of Dunsborough | 10-10-2014 | 17h20 | Kayaking | Kayak deflated, no injury to occupants | NO | Inflatable kayak Occupants: Andrej Kultan & Steve Hopkins. | |
| Kelpids Beach, Wylie Bay, Esperance | 01-10-2014 | 11h00 | 2 white shark: 13' & 9"8" | Surfing | Left arm & right hand severed, lacerations to both legs | NO | 23yo Sean Pollard |
| Clarkes Beach, Byron Bay | 08-09-2014 | 10h45 | 7' shark | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 50yo Paul Wilcox |
| Gnaraloo | 15-08-2014 | reef shark | Spearfishing | Lacerations to face and neck | NO | 31yo Adam Haling | |
| Middleton Point, Fleurieu Peninsula | 17-06-2014 | 17h00 | Body boarding | Lacerations to knee | NO | 15yo Jesse McKinnon |
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