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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Phillip Bay | Mako shark, 2.4 m [8'], <300-lb, identified by Dr. L.P. L. Schultz on photograph | Fishing for snapper | No injury to occupants. Shark leapt into boat, momentarily pinning Crew against the side | NO | 14' open boat: occupants Richard Crew & Bob Thatcher | ||
| Goulburn Island | 2' shark | Diving | Minor injury to hand and groin from shark "caught on his fishing spear" PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 17yo Irrwala | ||
| South Steyne, Manly | 15h00 | White shark | Swimming | FATAL, taken by shark, body not recovered. Twenty months later, in October 1937, meshing (setting anti-shark gill nets) began at metropolitan beaches | YES | 14yo David Paton | |
| Coconut Island , 100 miles east of Thursday Island | Tiger shark, 1.8 m [6'] | Diving for pearl shell | Left hand lacerated when he tried to ward off shark | NO | 43yo Jimmy Pearson, a Torres Strait Islander | ||
| Safety Cove | 16h30 | Said to involve 2 sharks: 5.2 m & 6 m [17' & 20'] | In deep water about 100 yards from his ship | FATAL | YES | 22yo Brian Derry, a Naval Rating | |
| Bondi | 7' shark | Fishing | 3 fingers bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | male | ||
| Deliverance Island | Retrieving meat from a cage in the water | FATAL | YES | 78yo Harry Envoldt | |||
| Mona Vale, near Sydney | Surf skiing | No injury, shark bumped ski | NO | Don Dixon | |||
| Wynyard | Afternoon | 10' to 12' shark | Fishing | No injury to occupant, shark charged boat | NO | MAKE LINE GREENyo 14-foot boat Sintra | |
| Thursday Island? | Free diving | Head bitten | NO | Mortakee |
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