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 |
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South Cape Bay | 27-02-1982 | 5.5 m [18''] white shark | Spearfishing | FATAL, body not recovered | YES | 32yo Geert Talen | |
Green Island | 12-12-1981 | Abdomen lacerated | NO | Zola Dale | |||
Leighton Beach, north of Freemantle | 15-02-1981 | 1 m hammerhead shark | Exercising his dog in the shallows | Puncture wounds to foot | NO | Steven Fawcett | |
Parker's Point, Rottnest Island | 06-02-1981 | No details | NO | Filmer | |||
Byron Bay | 31-12-1980 | 07h00 | Tiger shark, 2.5 m | Surf-skiing | No injury, ski bitten | NO | 27yo Warren Rowe |
Lancelin | 17-11-1980 | Swimming | Right shoulder bitten, puncture wounds on chest & lacerations on his back | NO | G.R. Bohan, an Able Seaman stationed on HMAS Stirling at Garden Island | ||
Byron Bay | 13-09-1979 | "a small shark" | Scuba diving | Leg bitten | NO | 18yo Michael Oliver | |
Bribie Island | 28-12-1978 | Survived | NO | Wayne Brown | |||
Cape Pillar, Storm Bay | 01-09-1978 | 15' shark | Scuba diving for abalone | Several broken ribs | NO | 34yo Jim Scott | |
Cactus Beach, near Ceduna | 30-08-1977 | 16h00 | White shark | Surfing | Board rammed & bitten, left thigh lacerated | NO | 17yo Philip Horley |
Be honest, when was the last time you watched a decent shark movie?