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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survived | NO | O'Leary, a Torres Strait islander | |||||
| Seaholme | Grey nurse shark, 2.6 m [8.5'] | Lying on the bottom of a 16' dinghy | No injury, Shark landed on top of him, knocked him back down 3 times | NO | 35yo Doug Miller | ||
| Near Cairns | Diving | Survived | NO | Iona Asai | |||
| Maria River, Port Macquarie, 12 miles from river mouth | 16h00 | Swimming | Thighs & knee lacerated | NO | 13yo Rupert Elford | ||
| Avoca Beach | Swimming | Abrasions to arm | NO | Bruce Bourke | |||
| Brisbane | Swimming after his hat | FATAL | YES | George Grant | |||
| Near Bondi Beach | Tiger shark, 14' | Shark fishing | No injury to occupants. Hooked shark rammed boat PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 12' open motor boat, occupants Jack Platt & Peter Keyes | ||
| Lake Conjola, near Milton | Grey nurse shark, 8' | Holding shark's tail | Bitten on forearm PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 18yo Raymond Hemsworth | ||
| Broome | Pearl diving | No injury, shark tore diving suit | NO | ||||
| Collaroy | "a small shark" | Bathing or body surfing | Superficial lacerations on right leg | NO | 17yo Nancy Thom |
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