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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bondi | Aboriginal rock carving depicts man being attacked by a shark | NO | male | ||||
| Ross Creek | Morning | Bathing | FATAL | YES | 18yo William Williams | ||
| Hog Bay | White shark | Shark fishing | Hooked shark bit stern PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | launch, occupant Clive Whitrow, Dick Kuhne & Jim Pergola | ||
| Middle Brighton, Port Phillip | 16h30 | White shark 4.9 m [16'] | Diving off pier & treading water | FATAL | YES | 18yo Norman Clark | |
| Off Eva Island 20 miles from Cardwell | Dived into sea from launch & bitten immediately | FATAL, body was not recovered | YES | Robert Steele | |||
| South Aroo Island | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 15 Pindo Islanders | |||
| Ellis Beach, 20 miles from Cairns | 15h20 | 4.3 m [14'] shark | Swimming after a tennis ball | FATAL, body not recovered | YES | 30yo Phillip South Collin | |
| Between De Grey River and Port Walcott | Pearl diving | "Severely bitten" but survived | NO | male, aboriginal diver | |||
| Near Thursday Island | Pearl diving | Arm severed, but survived | NO | Amano, a Japanese diver | |||
| Altona, Melbourne | 2.7 m [9'] shark | Spearfishing, Smith & Walker touched shark with tip of their guns | Smith hit by tail of shark, Walker sustained cuts on his wrist PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 17 & 35yo Barry Smith & Harold Walker |
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