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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Lowly, north of Whyalla | 18-09-1976 | 2.7 m [9'] shark | Skindiving, | Right leg bitten below the knee, left ankle & foot lacerated | NO | 27yo Darryl Richardson | |
| Off Stradbroke Island | 31-05-1976 | 1.5 m [5'] shark | Sitting in bow of her father's 5 m boat | Shark jumped in boat, hitting her in the face & knocking her unconscious | NO | Debbie McMillan | |
| Harvey Bay | 11-01-1976 | Survived | NO | Marlene Evler | |||
| Glenelg | 28-12-1975 | 2.4 m [8'] shark | Attempting to drive shark away from the beach | No injury, shark charged & rammed boat several times | NO | N/Ayo rescue boat of the Glenelg Surf Club, captained by G.W. Scarfe | |
| Porpoise Pool, Tweed Heads | 01-12-1975 | Grey nurse shark, 10' | Filming & feeding captive sharks | Tooth mark in left elbow PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 35yo John Strand | |
| Queenscliff, Sydney | 18-11-1975 | 5' shark | Standing | Laceration to posterior thigh | NO | 20yo Peter Cole | |
| Lookout Point | 06-11-1975 | Puncture wounds in hand | NO | John Haig | |||
| Lennox Head, Ballina | 11-10-1975 | Bronze whaler | Surfing | Cracked jaw & broken tooth, shark took chunk out of surfboard | NO | 20yo Barry Neale | |
| Fluted Cape, Bruny Island | 29-07-1975 | Afternoon | White shark | Scuba diving for abalone | FATAL | YES | 37yo Robert Slack |
| Maroochydore | 25-07-1975 | 12' shark | Surfing | Buttocks & leg bitten | NO | 21yo Gary Grace |
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