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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoalhaven | 12-12-1987 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Remains recovered from 4 m, 420-kg, caught 13-Dec-1987k | NO | 16 to 18yo female | ||
| Merino Rocks, Adelaide | 17-09-1987 | White shark | Scuba Diving for scallops | FATAL | YES | 47yo Terrance Gibson | |
| 05-05-1987 | Fishing | 3 fingers severed by metal trace as he tried to haul in a hooked shark. PROVOKED ACCIDENT | NO | 34yo Keith Appleby | |||
| Fourth Beach / Twilgth Beach | 29-03-1987 | Bronze whaler shark, 2 m to 3 m | Surfing | Calf lacerated | NO | 18yo Grantley Butcher | |
| Lizard Island | 05-01-1987 | 07h00 | Swimming | Right leg lacerated | NO | 37yo Alessandro Russo | |
| Direction Island, Cocos Islands | 30-09-1986 | No details | NO | Crawford | |||
| North Head, Sydney Harbour | 02-08-1986 | Wobbegong shark | Scuba diving | Survived | NO | Margaret Bowen Jones | |
| 3 km west of Rottnest Island | 25-07-1986 | Tooth fragment of a white shark recovered. Authorities believed shark was 6 m [20'] total length | Fishing | No injury to occupants. Shark bit motor, lifting stern a half-metre out of the water | NO | N/Ayo 5.4 m boat, occupant: Ivan Anderton | |
| North Head, Sydney Harbour | 17-05-1986 | Wobbegong shark | Scuba diving | Survived | NO | Daniel Neumann | |
| Jan Juc Beach | 31-01-1986 | 06j00 | Bronze whaler shark, 3.5 m | Surfing | No injury, knocked into water & board bitten | NO | 29yo David Adams |
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