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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woorim Beach, Bribie Island, | 16-10-2019 | 17h30 | 7' shark | Surfing | No injury, surfboard bitten | NO | 17yo Riley Brown |
| Lighthouse Beach | 04-10-2019 | 16h00 | White shark, 3.5 m | Surfing | No injury, surfboard severely damaged | NO | 29yo Mike Bruton |
| Nightcliff Jetty, Darwin | 27-09-2019 | Afternoon | 1+ m shark | Fishing | Hooked shark bit his leg. PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 45yo Jamie Hall |
| Burns Beach, Perth | 06-09-2019 | 09h00 | 14' white shark | Spearfishing | No injury, shark bit swim fin | NO | Joe Petrovich |
| Magra Islet | 27-07-2019 | 18h30 | Snorkeling | Lacerations to lower leg | NO | female | |
| Pelican Waters, Caloundra | 08-07-2019 | 08h00 | Bull shark pup | Paddle boarding | Puncture wounds to left wrist | NO | 40syo Craig McDougall |
| Maatsuyker Island | 05-06-2019 | Abalone diving | Bumped by shark but no injury | NO | male | ||
| Lennox Head | 04-06-2019 | 13h00 | Surfing | Injury to wrist | NO | male | |
| Yandaran Beach | 13-05-2019 | 16h21 | Body Surfing | Laceration to right ankle | NO | 53yo male | |
| Tomaree | 26-04-2019 | 14h00 | Grey nurse shark, 3 m female | Spearfishing | 3 puncture marks to left forearm | NO | 18yo Max Carey |
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