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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Beach, 40 km north of Adelaide | 05-12-2005 | 15h30 | 4 m white shark | Fishing | No injury to occupants, hydrofoil of outboard motor bitten | NO | 5.4 m fibreglass boat, occupants: Robert & James Hogg |
| Flinders | 24-11-2005 | 18h00 | 1.8 m shark | Surfing | 2 lacerations on leg, each 4" to 5" long | NO | 18yo Tom Burke |
| 6 km off Collendina, south of Melbourne | 24-11-2005 | 3 m white shark | Fishing | No injury to occupant, shark bit outboard motor | NO | 4.5 m boat, occupant: Rodney Lawn | |
| Arakoon's Little Bay | 26-09-2005 | Tiger shark, 3 m | Surfing | No injury, knocked off board | NO | 28yo Wal Lewis | |
| Kangaroo Island | 23-09-2005 | 12h05 | 14' to 16' white shark | Surfing | Lacerations to legs | NO | 26yo Josh Berris |
| Scarborough Beach, Perth | 22-09-2005 | Morning | Bronze whaler shark | Surfing | No injury | NO | 44yo Brad Satchell |
| Park Beach, Coff's Harbour | 06-09-2005 | Dusk | Standing | Left foot & ankle lacerated | NO | 15yo Blake Garnett | |
| Fishery Bay, Eyre Peninsula | 03-09-2005 | 15h00 | 4 m [13'] white shark | Surfing | Lacerations to right arm & thigh | NO | 40yo Jake Heron |
| Glenelg | 23-08-2005 | 16h10 | White shark | Scuba diving | FATAL | YES | 23yo Jarrod Stehbens |
| 14-07-2005 | No shark involvement | A hoax - No shark was involved and Wells' "daughter" was his business partner Eileen Purchase who injured her finger on his boat | NO | Jeff Wells claimed he rescued his "daughter" from a 4 m tiger shark |
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