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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnetic Island | 30-10-2017 | Cookiecutter shark | Snorkeling | Calf injured | NO | 7yo Jack Tolley | |
| Birubi Point | 27-10-2017 | 09h00 | Wobbegong shark, 1 m | Surfing | Minor injury to foot | NO | 31yo male |
| Normanville | 21-10-2017 | Afternoon | White shark, 4.5 m | Kayaking / Fishing | Minor injuries | NO | 15yo Sarah Williams |
| Gracetown | 24-09-2017 | 18h00 | White shark, 3.5 m | Surfing | No injury, board damaged by shark | NO | Catherine Vissers |
| Iluka Beach | 09-09-2017 | 06h00 | White shark, 3 to 3.5m | Surfing | Minor lacerations to right hip | NO | 35yo Abe McGrath |
| Sam's Creek area | 09-09-2017 | 15h00 | Swimming | Minor injuries | NO | male | |
| Esperance | 31-08-2017 | White shark, 3.5m | Fishing | sharks rammed boats, no injury to occupants | NO | ||
| Cathedral Rock | 28-08-2017 | 10h30 | White shark, 3 m | Surfing | No injury, board bitten | NO | 37yo Marcel Brundler |
| Floreat Beach | 13-07-2017 | 11h45 | Surfing | Minor injury, grazed by shark | NO | male | |
| Point Casuarina, Bunbury | 10-06-2017 | 08h30 | White shark, 4 m | Body boarding | No injury, board bitten | NO | 48yo Paul Goff |
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