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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullaloo Beach, Perth | 01-10-2012 | 12h00 | 2m shark | Bodyboarding | No injury, but swim fin bitten & torn | NO | 11yo Andrew Gavriliu |
| Red Bluff near Quobba Station | 27-08-2012 | 15h30 | Surfing | Lacerations to torso and arm | NO | 34yo Jon Hines | |
| Ocean Reef | 10-08-2012 | 12h00 | 4.5 m shark | Fishing | No injury, shark grabbed outboard motor | NO | dinghy |
| Streaky Bay | 30-07-2012 | 14h40 | White shark or bronze whaler | Surfing | Lacerations to torso & arm | NO | 48yo John Campion |
| Off Wedge Island | 13-07-2012 | 09h05 | White shark, 5m | Surfing | FATAL | YES | 24yo Ben Linden |
| Ship's Graveyard off Point Lonsdale | 06-07-2012 | 15h00 | Scuba diving | Cause of death was drowning & preceded shark involvement | NO | 42yo Karen Lee | |
| South Cape Bay | 21-06-2012 | Surfing | Knocked off board, shark bit nose off surfboard | NO | James Barthy | ||
| Mullaloo Beach, Perth | 19-06-2012 | 07h15 | 3 m shark | Surf skiing | No injury, ski severely damaged | NO | 62yo Martin Kane |
| Port Campbell | 11-06-2012 | Morning | 1.5 m shark | Surfing | Laceration to right foot | NO | 42yo Mike Higgins |
| Redhead Beach, Newcastle | 02-06-2012 | 14h30 | White shark, 2 m | Surf skiing | No injury, ski bitten | NO | 30yo Mark Ayre |
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