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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Reef off Geraldton | 09-03-2013 | 09h00 | Bronze whaler shark, 2.5m | Spearfishing | Laceration to left hand | NO | 28yo Adam Thomason |
| Cape Nelson | 25-01-2013 | White shark, 5m | Fishing | No injury to occupants, shark bit propeller | NO | Occupants: Andrew & Ben Donegan & Joel Ryan, | |
| Noosa | 24-01-2013 | Surfing | Lacerations to neck | NO | Matthew Cassaigne | ||
| Bullcock Beach | 20-01-2013 | Dragging stranded shark into deeper water | No injury, a 3 m blue shark merely snapped at the man. | NO | 62yo Paul Marshallsea | ||
| Near Legendre Island | 04-01-2013 | 10h00 | Spearfishing / Free diving | Calf & shin bitten | NO | 26yo Jake Swaffer | |
| Between Dee Why and Long Reef | 29-12-2012 | 12h45 | 2.5 m shark | Surfing | No injury, chunk missing from surfboard | NO | 23yo Danny Sheather |
| Kylie's Beach, Diamond Head | 27-12-2012 | 10h45 | Bull shark, 2m | Paddle boarding | Lacerations to thigh and hand | NO | 29yo Luke Allan |
| Trigg Beach | 18-12-2012 | 0830 | Tiger shark, 6' | Surfing | No injury | NO | 32yo Richard Wands |
| Green Island | 01-12-2012 | 16h45 | Sandtiger shark | Spearfishing | Minor puncture wounds to knee | NO | 31yo male |
| Mooloolaba | 26-11-2012 | 14h50 | No shark involvement | Injury to ankle caused by a stingray, not a shark | NO | 20yo |
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