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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Island, near Hillarys | 25-10-2013 | 10h55 | Reported to involve a 4 m white shark | Diving for crayfish | No injury, swim fin shredded | NO | Todd Robinson |
| South Narrabeen Beach | 23-10-2013 | 18h15 | Wobbegong shark | Surfing | Injuries to right foot | NO | 41yo Anthony Joyce |
| Off Poison Creek, Cape Arid | 07-10-2013 | 10h30 | White shark | Diving for Abalone | Injuries to torso, head and face | NO | 55yo Greg Pickering |
| Smiths | 24-08-2013 | 15h00 | Wrangling a shark | Lacerations to left forearm | NO | Otto Lee | |
| Flinders, Mornington Penisula | 01-07-2013 | Body surfing | No injury, holes in wetsuit | NO | 29yo Jimmy McDonald-Jones | ||
| Target Beach | 05-06-2013 | 16h00 | 6' shark | Surfing | No injury, board damaged | NO | Steve Adamson |
| Emerald Beach | 27-04-2013 | Wobbegong, 2m | Fishing | Foot bitten by landed shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Ted Collins | |
| Crowdy Head | 20-04-2013 | 14h00 | Grey nurse shark, 3m | Fishing | Puncture wounds and lacerations to both legs | NO | 51yo Alan Saunders |
| Perth | 01-04-2013 | shark involvement not confirmed | Disappeared. No evidence that he was taken by a shark | NO | 24yo Martin Tann | ||
| Terrigal Beach | 30-03-2013 | No shark involvement | Surfing | Never happened; it was a hoax | NO | 47yo Richard Tognetti |
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