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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Rock Beach, Lennox Head | 22-11-2001 | Bronze whaler shark | Surfing | No Injury, shark hit board | NO | 49yo Roger Frankland | |
| Leighton Beach, south of North Cottesloe | 06-11-2001 | Surf-skiing | No injury, fell off ski after possibly colliding with a shark | NO | male | ||
| 200 miles offshore | 01-10-2001 | 13h00 | Bronze whaler shark? | Snorkeling | Lacerations to right forearm & shoulder injured | NO | 20yo Katherine Jones |
| Moreton Bay, NE of Brisbane | 29-09-2001 | P.M. | 4 m [13'] white shark | No injury from shark | NO | 31yo boat: inflatable boat, occupant: Matt George, owner | |
| Lord Howe Island (island group 440 miles northeast of Sydney) | 08-06-2001 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Hiking on the beach | Remains recovered from gut of a 3.7 m [12'] tiger shark | NO | 75yo Arthur Applet | |
| Noraville | 03-05-2001 | 17h45 | Surfing | Chest lacerated, surfboard bitten | NO | 33 or 37yo Michael Valentine | |
| Bronte Beach | 07-04-2001 | Wobbegong shark | Snorkeling | Wrist lacerated PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Andranik Markossian | |
| Nambucca River Entrance | 01-04-2001 | 10h00 | Bronze whaler shark | Surfing | Calf bitten | NO | 40yo Richard Ellis |
| Albany (incident took place 200 metres from swimmers) | 25-02-2001 | White shark, 5 m [16.5'] | Fishing for whiting | No injury to occupants | NO | 5 m boat, occupants: Don & Margaret Stubbs | |
| Broome Head | 03-02-2001 | 16h15 | Bronze whaler shark, 2.5 m [8.25'] k | Surfing | Leg bitten | NO | 40yo Mark Butler |
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