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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botany Bay, Sydney | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | Sailing | FATAL, but shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | NO | H.R.W. | ||
| Scotts Point Beach | Afternoon | 3.7 m [12'] tiger shark | Paddling | No injury to occupants | NO | 12' ski, occupants: Bill Dyer & Cliff Burgess | |
| Ardrossan | "a dog shark" | Launching rowboat through the surf | Foot bitten | NO | 9yo L. Aldridge | ||
| Port Jackson | FATAL, "bitten in two" | YES | female, an Australian aboriginal | ||||
| Tea Gardens, north of Newcastle | 12h00 | 4.6 m [15'] shark | Competing in spearfishing championship & towing dead fish | Thigh bitten & few lacerations on abdomen & buttock | NO | 28yo Leonard Higgins | |
| Between Bay Rock & Magnetic Island, Cleveland Bay | Boat capsized, swimming to shore | Tossed in air by shark, sustained abrasions | NO | 20yo Alfred Burgess | |||
| Near Thursday Island | Diving | Arm injured | NO | Noma | |||
| Sugarloaf Bay, Middle Harbor, Sydney | 14h35 | 3.6 m white shark (or bronze whaler) | Swimming | FATAL, legs bitten | YES | 25yo Bruno Aloysius Rautenberg | |
| Adolphus Channel | 12h00 | 3.4 m [11'] tiger shark & a 5' shark | Splashing in water | Lacerated knee & foot, deep puncture wounds | NO | Rixon, an aboriginal | |
| Kiama | Afternoon | Fishing, fell in water & swimming strongly to shore | FATAL, partial remains recovered | YES | 20yo Ernest Conroy |
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