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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Head | 07-08-2010 | 08h00 | Surfing | Left foot bitten | NO | 47yo Rick Carroll | |
| Conspicuous Beach, near Walpole | 05-06-2010 | 12h00 | Surfing | Severe laceration to right knee | NO | 40yo Michael Bedford | |
| Point Plomer | 17-05-2010 | 16h30 | Surfing | Superficial lacerations to lower left leg | NO | Craig Gibson | |
| Dent Island, Whitsundays | 12-02-2010 | 13h30 | 2 m shark | Snorkeling | Lacerations to legs & buttocks | NO | 60yo Patricia Trumbull |
| Mona Vale Beach, Sydney | 10-02-2010 | 08h00 | Wobbegong shark, 1.6m | Surfing | Minor injury, lacerations to left lower leg | NO | 46yo Paul Welsh |
| Turners' Beach | 05-02-2010 | 15h30 | White shark, 2.5m | Body boarding | No injury, shark & board collided | NO | 18yo Dean Everson |
| Archie's Beach | 26-01-2010 | 16h30 | Surfing | No injury, surfboard bitten | NO | Ashley Ramage | |
| Geelong | 21-01-2010 | 07h30 | Surfing | Lacerations to right hand | NO | Dr. Pat Lockie | |
| Thursday Island | 08-01-2010 | Whitetip reef shark, 1m | Snorkeling | 2 sets of minor lacerations below her right knee | NO | 9yo Reenie Morrissey | |
| Avoca Beach | 25-12-2009 | 11h00 | Swimming | Lacerations to lower left leg after stepping on the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 55yo John Sojoski |
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