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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankston | Grey nurse shark | Fishing | No details | NO | boat | ||
| Urunga, Belliger Heads | Fishing, standing in waist-deep water | FATAL, disappeared, thought to have been taken by a shark | YES | James Elton | |||
| Thursday Island | Pearl diving | Severe injury to forearm near elbow | NO | Nishi, Japanese diver | |||
| 3 miles out to sea off Glenelg | 5.5 m [18'] shark | Fishing | No injury to occupants, shark made 20 to 30 rushes at dinghy | NO | 10' dinghy | ||
| North Bondi | 2.3 m [7'] shark | Paddleskiing | He tried to hit shark with paddle, shark bumped ski PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Ken Howell | ||
| Tully, North Queensland | 6' shark | Spearfishing & lassoed shark | Lassoed shark bit his hand PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 28yo Noel Cross | ||
| Nepean Island | Tiger shark, 2.4 m [8'] | Diving for trochus , but swimming on surface | FATAL | YES | 16yo Willie, an aboriginal | ||
| Barrier Reef | Afternoon | Diving for beche-de-mer | Left thigh bitten, FATAL | YES | 22yo Yoichi Schamok | ||
| Off Hinchinbrook Island | Diving for beche-de-mer | Lacerations to right arm & chest | NO | aboriginal diver | |||
| Newcastle Harbor | FATAL | YES | Alfred Victor Clulow |
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