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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Bay | Night | Two 2.1 m [7'] sharks | Wading, fishing for flounder | No injury, Robertson knocked over & Hasler brushed by a shark | NO | 30 & 32yo Malcolm Robertson & Tom Hasler | |
| Brisbane River | "a small shark" | Dived into the water | Shoulder nipped | NO | 17yo male | ||
| Grey’s Point, Port Hacking | 11h30 | 3.7 m [12'] shark | Swimming | FATAL, leg bitten from thigh to ankle | YES | 15yo Mervwyn Allum | |
| George’s River | Invalid | Cause of death was drowning, shark bites were post mortem | NO | 18yo Ronald J. Bishop | |||
| Off Bathurst Island | Hardhat diving from Japanese pearling lugger, Reiyo Maru | FATAL, dragged out of diving helmet | YES | 25yo Okada | |||
| Arlington Reef near Cairns | 10h00 | Tiger shark, 4.6 m [15'] | Diving for trochus | Arm & back bitten, heel lacerated | NO | 16yo Guisne Oscoto (Japanese) | |
| Cabbage Tree Creek, Sandgate | Bathing | Severe bite to arm | NO | 10yo James Gleeson | |||
| Derwent River (empties into the sea at Hobart) | Sevengill shark, 14', was caught in the vicinity | Wading | Knee bitten | NO | Frederick Sampson Johnson | ||
| Mark’s Point, Swan Bay, Lake Macquarie | Swimming | Left leg lacerated | NO | 15yo Douglas Blackmore | |||
| Off Rottnest Island | Sandtiger shark, 2.1 m [7'] | Spearfishing, shot a sandtiger shark. Cord to spear tangled round his legs & a wave washed him onto a reef. | Bruises & minor injuries from reef, not the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Mick Coleman |
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