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.
Provoked
Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 09-05-2008 | 07h30 | White shark, 4m | Swimming | Severe lacerations to left leg | NO | 37yo Jason Cull |
| Crescent Head | 19-04-2008 | Tiger shark, 2.3m | NO | Jamie Adlington | |||
| Duranbah, Greenmount Beach | 16-04-2008 | 11h00 | Shark involvement not confirmed; thought to be a barracuda bite | Surfing | 2 puncture wounds to leg | NO | 19yo David Weale |
| Lighthouse Beach, Ballina | 07-04-2008 | 08h05 | Bull shark | Body boarding | FATAL | YES | 16yo Peter Edmonds |
| Horseshoe Bay | 06-02-2008 | 1 m shark | Surfing | Abrasions to elbow; collided with shark | NO | 14yo Fiona Casey | |
| 200 km east of Coolangatta | 26-01-2008 | 07h30 | Mako shark, 90kg | Accidentally stood on hooked shark's tail before attempting to gut it | Laceration to left knee PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 20yo Jarryd Tinson |
| Jimmy's Beach | 17-12-2007 | 11h00 | 2 m shark | Surfing | Severe lacerations to right buttock | NO | 31yo Ben Morcom |
| South Stradbroke Island | 14-12-2007 | "a small shark" | Swimming | Lacerations to hand | NO | teenyo Josh Edwards | |
| Bondi | 13-12-2007 | 20h30 | Not a shark attack; it was a hoax | Swimming | Lacerations to left forearm | NO | 34yo Scott Wright |
| In a tidal creek 5 km from Wickham | 17-11-2007 | reef shark | Fishing | Minor injury to finger by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 32yo male |
Explore Shark Utopia
Be honest, when was the last time you watched a decent shark movie?