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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelly Beach | 02-02-2007 | 08h00 | Boogie Boarding | Lacerations to lower left leg & ankle | NO | 26yo Matthew McIntosh | |
| Cape Howe | 22-01-2007 | 10h30 | White shark, 3m | Diving | Head & torso bitten | NO | 41yo Eric Nerhus |
| Brunswick Heads | 18-01-2007 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Swimming | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | NO | 20yo Thomas Houghton | |
| Sandbar Beach | 08-01-2007 | 06h30 | 2.4 m shark | Surfing | No injury, shark damaged surfboard | NO | David Sparkes |
| Winki Pop, Bells Beach | 17-12-2006 | 20h00 | 2.5 to 3 m shark | Surfing | Left leg bitten | NO | 25yo Peter Galvin |
| Mowarry Point | 05-12-2006 | Morning | White shark, 4.5 to 5 m | Fishing | Shark bit boats sea anchor | NO | 6 m Seaduce - Occupants: Allen Roberts, Jason Savage & Rob Lindsay. |
| Wharton Beach | 01-12-2006 | 07h30 | White shark, 5m | Body boarding | Right leg severed, left leg lacerated | NO | 15yo Zac Golebiowski |
| Great Barrier Reef | 03-09-2006 | 11h00 | No shark involvement | Diving | Killed by a stingray, not a shark - a tragedy for his family and marine wildlife | NO | 44yo Steve Irwin |
| Pennington Bay, Kangaroo Island | 28-08-2006 | 16h00 | Bronze whaler shark, 6' | Surfing | No injury, shark towed surfer & board | NO | Brad Jamieson |
| Western Province | 16-07-2006 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | 8 shark-bitten bodies washed ashore | NO |
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