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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipson Cove, Tumby Bay | 24-08-1992 | 17h50 | 4 m white shark | Surfing | Minor cuts, sufboard bitten | NO | 17yo Jason Bates |
| Point Lonsdale | 09-03-1992 | Bronze whaler shark, 3 m | Surfing | Right thigh, back & hand lacerated | NO | 17yo Mark Jepson | |
| Clifton Beach, southwest of Hobart | 08-02-1992 | 19h30 | Questionable incident | Surfing | No injury, shark allegedly took his surfboard & slashed his wetsuit. Shark involvement questionable | NO | 19yo Wayne Fitzpatrick |
| Tweed Heads | 28-01-1992 | 20h00 | Bronze whaler shark, 2.3 m [7.5'] | Boogie boarding | Right leg lacerated | NO | 19yo John Bayliss (or Ballis) |
| Backbeach, Halls Head | 31-10-1991 | "small shark" | Boogie boarding | Calf scratched & chunk bitten from board | NO | 14yo Chad Wittorff | |
| Snapper Point, Aldinga Beach, Adelaide | 07-09-1991 | 15h00 | 4 m [13'] white shark | Scuba diving | FATAL | YES | 19yo Jonathon Lee |
| On board the Japanese longline trawler Fukuya No.38, 100 nm northeast of Brisbane | 29-08-1991 | Afternoon | 3 m [10'], 270- kg [595-lb] shark | Finning the shark that bit him | Shark bit his arm, nearly severing it PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 36yo A Japanese fisherman from Miyagi |
| Bass Point | 02-03-1991 | Grey nurse shark, 2 m | Scuba diving | Lacerations to arm & leg | NO | 18yo John Puljak | |
| Mermaid Waters | 18-01-1991 | 08h10 | Swimming | Hands, legs & buttocks lacerated | NO | 35yo Michael Sproule | |
| Scarborough | 08-01-1991 | 4 m shark | Surf-skiing | No injury, shark brushed ski | NO | Grant Kenny |
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