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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Bay near Mount Eliza, 30 miles from Melbourne | 1.5 m [5'] shark | Spearfishing | Minor cuts & bruises on face & neck | NO | William Black | ||
| Triabunna | White shark, 3.9 m, 550 kg, male | Fishing for cod | No injury to occupant, shark grabbed rudder and dragged the dinghy stern-first | NO | 18yo a dinghy, occupant Neil Parker | ||
| Near Shelburne Bay, Queenland | Among 31 survivors of crew from the sampan Fukulya Maru (which reached Thursday Island in rowing boat) was a man whose arm had been bitten off by shark. The sampan wrecked west of McArthur island | Survived | NO | Japanese sailor | |||
| Great Barrier Reef, off Cairns | Diving from lugger | Hands, arms & knee lacerated | NO | Abraham Johnson | |||
| Botany Bay | 03h00 | Fishing | No injury to occupants, launch holed | NO | a launch, occupants- Albert Cree & John Blacksall | ||
| Mackay | Said to involve 9' blue shark | Bathing | Foot bitten | NO | Cecil Smith | ||
| Triabunna | White shark, 3.6 m, 420 kg male | Sitting on side of dinghy mending a net | No injury to occupant, shark bit side of dinghy | NO | Neil Drake | ||
| Sandgate Jetty, Brisbane | Swimming | Calf severely bitten; leg surgically amputated | NO | 12yo Henry Boucher | |||
| Diving | Leg severed above knee | NO | 17yo Sammy | ||||
| Streaky Bay | Morning | White shark, 15'3", 2,333-lb | Fishing for white sharks | No injury to fisherman Alf Dean & other occupants; | NO | 25' cutter |
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