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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.

Provoked

Unprovoked

Fatal

Non Fatal

LocationDateTimeSpeciesActivityInjuryFatalPerson
South Cape Bay 27-02-1982 5.5 m [18''] white sharkSpearfishingFATAL, body not recoveredYES 32yo Geert Talen
Green Island 12-12-1981 Abdomen laceratedNO Zola Dale
Leighton Beach, north of Freemantle 15-02-1981 1 m hammerhead sharkExercising his dog in the shallowsPuncture wounds to footNO Steven Fawcett
Parker's Point, Rottnest Island 06-02-1981 No detailsNO Filmer
Byron Bay 31-12-1980 07h00Tiger shark, 2.5 mSurf-skiingNo injury, ski bittenNO 27yo Warren Rowe
Lancelin 17-11-1980 SwimmingRight shoulder bitten, puncture wounds on chest & lacerations on his backNO G.R. Bohan, an Able Seaman stationed on HMAS Stirling at Garden Island
Byron Bay 13-09-1979 "a small shark"Scuba divingLeg bittenNO 18yo Michael Oliver
Bribie Island 28-12-1978 SurvivedNO Wayne Brown
Cape Pillar, Storm Bay 01-09-1978 15' sharkScuba diving for abaloneSeveral broken ribsNO 34yo Jim Scott
Cactus Beach, near Ceduna 30-08-1977 16h00White sharkSurfingBoard rammed & bitten, left thigh laceratedNO 17yo Philip Horley
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