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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woy Woy | Survived | NO | anonymous | ||||
| Horn Point, Lady's Bay | Attempting to rescue crew after whale upset their boat | FATAL | YES | Captain Wishart of the whaler Wallaby | |||
| Manly | 6' shark | Hardhat diving | No injury, the shark knocked him off his feet | NO | Charles Edwards | ||
| Cave at Shell Harbour | 18h00 | Wobbegong shark | Spearfishing | Shark tore off face mask, diver’s face, nose & chin lacerated | NO | 25yo Rex Gallagher | |
| Near Thursday Island | 0.9 m [3'] shark | Spearfishing | Speared shark bit his hand PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Frank McDonnell | ||
| Coogee | 16h00 | Swimming | Left calf & heel bitten | NO | 18yo Fred Wort | ||
| Lizard Island | Diving for beche-de-mer | FATAL | YES | 17yo Charley | |||
| Bondi | 16h00 | Treading water | Tissue of left leg stripped from knee to ankle | NO | 19yo Maxwell Steele | ||
| Kirra Beach, Coolangatta | 17h30 | Tiger shark, 3.6 m [11'9"], 850-kg [1874-lb] female, contained Girvan's remains | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 18yo Norman Girvan | |
| Shark Bay | German raider Kormoran was sunk in an engagement with HMAS Sydney | Leg bitten | NO | male from the Kormoran |
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