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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Perth | Night | Grey nurse shark, 1.8 m [6'] | Working prawn net | Shark’s tail grazed his shin | NO | 20yo George E. Rudd | |
| Adelaide | No injury to occupants. Shark leapt into boat during sailing races | NO | boat | ||||
| Wollongong | No details | NO | another boat | ||||
| Angourie, near Yamba | Touching the mouth of a supposedly dead shark | Finger bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | youngyo Eva Cameron | |||
| Port Newby | 6 m [20'] shark | Fishing | No injury to occupants. Shark charged boat, tore off rudder & tossed it air, then swam off with it | NO | boat, occupants: C. Nardelli & son | ||
| Dee Why, north of Queenscliff | 15h00 | 4 m [13'] shark seen in vicinity | Swimming in hip-deep water | FATAL, leg & buttocks removed | YES | 17yo Frank Athol Riley | |
| Sirius Cove, Sydney Harbor | 07h30 | 12' shark | Wading | FATAL, right thigh bitten | YES | 13yo Richard Simpson | |
| City Beach, Perth | Invalid | Suicide | Szot's right hand found in a 4.5' [14.5'] tiger shark caught 3/9/1950 at Safety Bay, south of Freemantle. His body, with bullet wound in head & right hand missing, washed shore - an apparent suicide | NO | Peter Szott | ||
| George’s River at Kentucky | 20h15 | Tiger shark, 1.5 m [5'] | Splashing | Hands severed | NO | 13yo Beryl Morrin | |
| Fremantle | Attempting to set underwater endurance record | No injury to diver, but shark bit hole in his wetsuit | NO | 21yo Theo Brown |
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