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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Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenelg | Blue pointer, 12' | Canoeing | No injury, shark pushed canoe from jetty to a point 100 m away | NO | canoe. Occupants: Doreen Tyrell & Frederick Bates | ||
| Cape Levêque | Man landed at Cape Levêque lighthouse in critical condition after being bitten by a shark. Not known if he survived. | NO | Japanese male, one of crew of pearl culture survey ship | ||||
| Outer Harbor | Morning | Bronze whaler shark | Thigh abraded & lacerated Recorded as PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 30yo Rodney Baim | ||
| Tiger shark | Helmet diving | No injury, helmet bitten | NO | male | |||
| Near Boydong Cay | Tiger shark, 3.4 m [11'] | Free diving for trochus | FATAL, right buttock & thigh bitten | YES | Bili, a Papuan | ||
| 5 miles south of Sussex Inlet at mouth of Berara Lake | Spearfishing / swimming on surface | Right leg lacerated | NO | 17yo Ronald Kerwand | |||
| Thursday Island | Pearl diving | Injuries to chest & arm | NO | Nago, a Japanese diver | |||
| Cottesloe Beach | 15* to 24" dog shark | Standing | Minor injuries to leg, hand & fingers | NO | T.F. Davies | ||
| Parramata River | FATAL | YES | male | ||||
| Palm Beach | Surfing | No injury, board scraped by shark | NO | 17yo Max Watt |
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