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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton Point, Fleurieu Peninsula | 17-06-2014 | 17h01 | Surfing | No injury, surfboard 'attacked' | NO | Max Longhurst | |
| Horizontal Falls | 16-06-2014 | Lemon shark, 3.5 m | Petting a shark | Lacerations to right hand by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Ric Wright | |
| Parsons Beach, Fleurieu Peninsula | 08-06-2014 | 09h45 | Bronze whaler shark, 1.5m | Body boarding | Minor injury to torso | NO | 39yo Scott Berry |
| Seven Mile Beach, Gerroa | 31-05-2014 | Morning | Surfing | Lacerations & puncture wounds to ankle and foot | NO | Bob Smith | |
| Nerang River near Chevron Island | 23-05-2014 | Bull shark, 1.2m | Fell into the water | Lacerations to legs | NO | 29yo Bianca Freeman | |
| The Australian Shark and Ray Centre | 21-05-2014 | Tawney nurse shark, 1m | Teasing a shark | Cut to tip of finger by a captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 10yo male | |
| Elliston, Eyre Peninsula | 13-05-2014 | 09h30 | white shark, 15' | Surfing | No injury, but surfboard severely damaged | NO | 35yo Andrew McLeod |
| South Passage, south of Coral Bay | 23-04-2014 | reef shark? | Spearfishing | Minor injury | NO | male | |
| Tathra | 02-04-2014 | 08h20 | 3 m to 4 m white shark | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 63yo Christine Armstrong |
| Off Dawesville Cut | 28-03-2014 | 13h30 | Shark involvement prior to death not confirmed | Diving for lobsters | Shark bites may have been post mortem | NO | 38yo Michael McGregor |
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