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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gladstone | 10-11-1985 | Afternoon | 1m shark | Fishing | Laceration to lower left leg by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Richard Lynch |
| Wiseman’s Beach, Peake Bay, Port Lincoln | 02-03-1985 | 12h30 | 6 m [20'] white shark | Free diving for scallops | FATAL | YES | 33yo Shirley Anne Durdin |
| 1 km off Black's Beach | 29-11-1984 | 12h33 | Tiger shark, 4 m | Sailing on catamaran & fell into the water | FATAL | YES | 16yo Nicholas Bos |
| Coral Bay | 29-02-1984 | No details | NO | Greenwood | |||
| Derwent Island | 10-02-1984 | 1.5 m white-tipped reef shark | Spearfishing | Hand bitten | NO | 27yo Greg Pearce | |
| Dangerous Reef, South Neptune Island | 23-12-1983 | 12' white shark | Scuba diving for abalone | Fingers bitten | NO | 48yo Neil Williams | |
| Off Lodestone Reef, Great Barrier Reef, north of Townsville | 25-07-1983 | 04h00 | Tiger shark, 5 m [16.5'] | Swimming from the New Venture | FATAL, shark seized her by the chest and took her underwater | YES | 21yo Linda Ann Horton |
| Off Lodestone Reef, Great Barrier Reef, north of Townsville | 24-07-1983 | Night | Tiger shark, 5 m [16.5'] | Swimming from the New Venture | FATAL, shark bit leg, then dragged him underwater | YES | 24yo Dennis Patrick Murphy |
| Off Lodestone Reef, Great Barrier Reef, north of Townsville | 24-07-1983 | Night | Tiger shark, 5 m [16.5'] | 14 m prawn trawler New Venture capsized & sank in heavy seas Three people in the water | Left knee bitten, but survived | NO | 28yo Ray Boundy |
| Tallow Beach, Byron Bay | 06-03-1982 | 12h00 | Surfing | Legs bitten FATAL | YES | 20yo Allan Ford |
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