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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cronulla, near Sydney | Bathing | Right thigh gashed, swim fin torn | NO | 13yo Ian Nolan | |||
| Brisbane River | Attempting to rescue drowning man | No injury, but trouser leg shredded by shark | NO | Bernard Gill | |||
| Coogee | 11h00 | White shark, 2.4 m [8'] | Bathing in knee-deep water | FATAL, right hand severed, lacerations on left thigh & left hand, died in hospital of gas gangrene | YES | 21yo Mervyn Gannon | |
| Wyargine Point, Edwards Beach, Balmoral Beach, Sydney | 14h30 | Bronze whaler shark,3.7 m [12'] | Hunting lobsters in 2.4 m of water | FATAL, anterior left leg & right calf bitten, no tissue lost | YES | 13yo John Willis | |
| Boat Harbour, north of Cronulla | Hit by tail of speared shark, fell & hit head on rock & out cold for 30 minutes PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Len Kosky | ||||
| Western Port Bay | 13' shark | Shooting sharks | Finger severed by shark he had shot & stabbed PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Leo Clarke | ||
| Elwood | Questionable | Bathing | Thought to have been taken by a shark | NO | 23yo Charles Blake | ||
| Cooper's Point | Sea Disaster, sinking of the fishing launch Mavis | FATAL | YES | 50yo John McDonald | |||
| Egg Rock, Middle Harbor, Sydney | 15h00 | Bull shark, 4 m [13'] | Swimming | FATAL, bitten in two | YES | 28yo Zita Steadman | |
| Bondi | Hand bitten by landed shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | male |
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