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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tasman Island | 07-08-1972 | White shark, 10' | Diving for abalone | Left foot bitten | NO | 45yo Gordon Johnson | |
| Pancake Creek | 25-06-1972 | FATAL | YES | Ronald Kelly | |||
| Pancake Creek | 25-06-1972 | FATAL | YES | Kenneth Murchison | |||
| Wellington Point | 31-03-1972 | Left leg bitten | NO | Sonja Kuelsen | |||
| Wilson's Promontory, Waratah Bay | 19-02-1972 | 11h00 | 7' shark | Surfing | Laceration above knee | NO | 18yo Stuart Rogers |
| Elliot's Cove | 11-02-1972 | Survived | NO | D. Trayling | |||
| Smokey Cape | 22-12-1971 | Survived | NO | 22yo G. Byron | |||
| Gladstone | 04-12-1971 | FATAL | YES | 20yo Gregory Carroll | |||
| Marineland, Sydney | 26-10-1971 | PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 20yo K. Tracy | |||
| Adelaide | 04-09-1971 | Fishing | FATAL. Shark bite was minor injury, but he suffered a heart attack afterwards and died 6 hours later | YES | 51yo Leslie Oswald Harris |
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