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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantry Bay, near Ironstone Point, Middle Harbor, Sydney | 10h50 | Bull shark | Dog paddling or standing | FATAL, legs bitten | YES | 15yo Denise Rosemary Burch | |
| Townsville | 06h00 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | Walter Gregson | ||
| Derwent River | Canoeing | Shark bit canoe in half & bit man. Note: There is an earlier story of FATAL shark attack in same river | NO | Sub Lieut. Bowyer of H.M.S. Chile | |||
| Fishman's Island (near Port Moresby, PNG) | 2.3 m [7'] shark | Line fishing from Lakotoi, saw shoal of fish, dived overboard, had speared second fish & surfaced for air | 6" gashes in foot & leg | NO | Kila | ||
| Between Cape Hotham & Darwin (50 miles from Darwin) | Rowing | No injury to occupants, shark almost wrenched oar from aborigine | NO | dinghy, occupants: aborigine & lighthouse keeper | |||
| Near Barrow Point | Tiger shark | Pearl diving | Hand badly injured, right arm surgically amputated above wrist | NO | 17yo Alfred Aniba, a Torres Strait Islander | ||
| Diving | "Badly bitten by shark" | NO | |||||
| Balmain, Sydney (Estuary) | Bathing in 2 feet of water | FATAL, leg severed | YES | 11yo boy | |||
| Surfer's Paradise | 15h15 | 12' shark | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 21yo Peter Gerard Spronk | |
| Wollongong | Fishing | Hand lacerated by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 34yo Robert See |
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