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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Beach | 19-06-2002 | 10h00 | Surfing | minor injury to foot | NO | 30yo male | |
| Darwin | 06-05-2002 | Fishing from prawn trawler | Netted shark injured his am & 6 fingers PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 20yo Richard Morris | ||
| Smoky Bay, near Ceduna, on the Eyre Peninsula | 29-04-2002 | 12h40 | White shark, 6m [20'] | Scallop diving (using surface-supplied air & a POD) | FATAL, torso & leg bitten | YES | 23yo Paul Buckland |
| 26 nautical miles out to sea off Lake Macquarie | 20-04-2002 | Invalid | Fishing (Drowned 2-Apr-2002) | Drowned, his remains were found in a 3m [10'], 368 kg [811-lb] tiger shark | NO | 52yo Mr. Kang Suk Lee | |
| Bar Beach, Newcastle | 11-04-2002 | 18h30 | Swimming | Foot bitten | NO | 45yo John Schneider | |
| Sunshine Beach | 15-02-2002 | 09h00 -10h00 | 1.5 m [5'] "whaler shark" | Surfing | Heel / foot bitten | NO | 30 or 36yo Kirk Koster |
| Paramatta River (near Sydney) | 06-02-2002 | 19h15 | C. leucas tooth fragment recovered from kayak | Kayaking | Stern of kayak bitten/chest bruised | NO | 35yo Paul McNamara |
| Collie River | 29-01-2002 | Swimming | 15 cm wound on inner thigh | NO | 32yo Shayne Calliss | ||
| Just north of Fingal Spit | 29-01-2002 | 20h45 (Sunset) | Tiger shark, 3 m [10'] | Surfing | Bruises & minor cuts | NO | 20yo Andrew Cribb |
| Honeycombs, 250 km south of Perth | 20-12-2001 | Morning | Surfing | No injury, 2 m to 2.5 m [6.75' to 8.25'] shark made a threat display | NO | 36yo Shane Dickson |
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