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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Near Dauan Island | Bathing | FATAL | YES | schoolboy, a Torres Strait Islander | |||
| Sydney | FATAL, "his side was bitten" | YES | boy | ||||
| Newcastle Harbor | Fishing for the shark that killed George Lundberg | Hooked shark bit rudder PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | skiff, occupants: J. & A. Ayerst | |||
| Thursday Island Harbour, Queensland | 14h00 | Shark seen feeding on turtle scraps thrown overboard prior to incident. | Swimming between anchored pearling luggers | Left arm bitten, surgically amputated | NO | 22yo Tuisafua Nomoa | |
| Sandringham | Afternoon | Bathing | FATAL | YES | 43yo Mr. Croxford | ||
| Bunbury | Hard hat diving | No injury, shark nipped diving suit after he prodded the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Mr. Swanson | |||
| Moreton Bay | FATAL | YES | 78yo D. Smith | ||||
| Mabuiag Island, between New Guinea & Australia | 11h00 | Tiger shark, 9' to 10' | Diving from the lugger San, operated by the Protector of the Aborigines | Head, neck & shoulder bitten (In 1918, he was also bitten by a shark off Cairns) | NO | 38yo Iona Asai | |
| Berry's Bay, Sydney Harbour | 4.5 m [14'9"] shark | Rowing | No injury, shark lifted the boat 0.5 m out of the water | NO | 17 & 16yo rowboat, occupants: Bob Scott & John Blackwell | ||
| Bondi | 18h10 | 12' shark | Body surfing | FATAL, right thigh & hip bitten | YES | 14yo Colin James Stewart |
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