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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coogee | 15h30 | White shark | Swimming | FATAL, both arms & shoulder bitten | YES | 18yo Milton Coughlan | |
| Saibai Island, 80 miles north of Cape York | Pearl diving | Leg bitten | NO | 41yo Metuela Mau | |||
| Carnarvon | Night | Swimming | Right ankle bitten | NO | 10yo Ron Graham | ||
| Glenelg | Swimming near jetty with 2' piece of wood | Forearm & fingers lacerated, teethmarks on wood | NO | 23yo Leo Streng | |||
| Yeppoon, near Ross Creek | A.M. | Bathing | Right calf bitten | NO | 25yo John Ford | ||
| Wobbegong shark | Spearfishing | Foot bitten | NO | Ron Ware | |||
| Maria River, Port Macquarie, 12 miles from river mouth | 16h00 | Swimming | FATAL, leg severed at knee | YES | 12yo Edwin Elford | ||
| Ipswich | Afternoon | A small shark | Swimming | Thigh bitten | NO | Charles Adams | |
| Pioneer River near Mackay | 11h00 | 1.8 m [6'] shark | Diving into water | FATAL, large amount of tissue removed from leg, artery severed | YES | 15yo Barry Keith Antonini | |
| Lancelin Island | His hand was found in a 2.4 m [8'] tiger shark caught 1/5/1949 | Swimming | FATAL, disappeared while swimming | YES | 17yo Arthur Strahan |
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