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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wobbegong shark | Spearfishing | Kneecap bitten | NO | Alan Agnew | |||
| Liverpool River | Canoe capsized by shark | Leg severed, but survived | NO | aboriginal male | |||
| Murwillumbah, Tweed River | Swimming | Lacerations to leg | NO | Leo Wohill | |||
| Wynnum-Manley | Swimming | Foot bitten | NO | H. Stanton | |||
| Middle Harbour, Sugarloaf Bay, Sydney (Estuary) | Bull shark | Bathing | FATAL | YES | Henry Jones | ||
| Woy Woy on the Brisbane Waters | 13h00 | Taken as he dived into the water | FATAL | YES | 14yo Roy Inman | ||
| Port Phillip Bay, Port Melbourne | Swimming | FATAL | YES | male | |||
| Port Germein | Night | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | 12 of the Penang's crew were returning to the ship when their 12' dinghy capsized | 15' shark seen with the man's body in its mouth, but shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | NO | male, one of the crew of the Penang | |
| Late afternoon | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Spearfishing | Disappeared while diving, speargun recovered, 2 large sharks in vicinity. | NO | 21yo Kevin Blair | ||
| West Beach, Brighton | 15h45 | White shark, 3.7 m [12'] | Swimming | FATAL | YES | Primrose Whyte |
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