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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waitpinga Beach, near Victor Harbor, Encounter Bay | 08-03-1989 | 20h15 | 2 m [6.75'] white shark | Surfing | Thigh bitten FATAL | YES | 27yo Matthew Foale |
| Near Broome in Roebuck Bay | 03-03-1989 | Tiger shark, 3.5 m | Kayaking | No injury, but the kayak was bitten by the shark | NO | Kim Courtenay | |
| Half Tide Beach, Evans Head | 02-01-1989 | 17h15 | Tiger shark, 4 m [13'] | Surfing with dolphins | Abdomen lacerated, surfboard holed | NO | 17yo Adam Maguire (McGuire) |
| Off North Keppel Island, off Yeppoon | 07-11-1988 | Early morning | The Christie V sank on 11/6/1988, survivors were adrift on a dinghy | FATAL When James Coucom, the lone survivor, was rescued, "2 sharks were pounding on the dinghy" | YES | 17yo Bruce Coucom | |
| Off North Keppel Island, off Yeppoon | 06-11-1988 | Nightfall | The Christie V sank on 11/6/1988, survivors were adrift on a dinghy | FATAL | YES | 62yo Cedric Coucom | |
| Phillip Island | 21-10-1988 | 7' shark | Surfing | Lacerations to right leg | NO | 38yo John Wonham | |
| Moama Beach | 05-10-1988 | Afternoon | Surfing | Lower right leg lacerated | NO | 15yo Murray Taylor | |
| 18 km west of Bunbury | 11-02-1988 | Mako shark, 3 m [10'], 200-kg [441-lb] | Drift fishing | No injury to occupants; shark leapt into boat, almost capsizing it and destroyed the inside of the boat | NO | N/Ayo 5.5 m fibreglass boat, occupants: Steven Piggott and Kelvin & Brendan Martin | |
| 20-01-1988 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Fell overboard from the Taiwanese fishing trawler Lien Cheng Feu | His remains were recovered from a shark caught by the trawler Ho Tai No.12 in March 1988 | NO | Lo-Ying-Chun | ||
| Sydney | 31-12-1987 | Wobbegong shark | Surfing | Hand bitten | NO | 12yo Ryan Kwanten |
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