List of all shark attacks by Great White shark
Fatal Attacks
144
Unprovoked Attacks
490
Total Attacks
647
Great White shark is responsible for 647 attacks. Out of those, 144 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 22.26%. 490 attacks came out of the blue while 157 have been provoked by humans.
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| Country | Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Ballston Beach, Truro, Cape Cod | 29-07-2012 | 15h30 | Thought to involve a white shark | Body surfing | Lacerations to both legs below the knees | NO | 50yo Chris Myers |
| AUSTRALIA | Off Wedge Island | 13-07-2012 | 09h05 | White shark, 5m | Surfing | FATAL | YES | 24yo Ben Linden |
| AUSTRALIA | Redhead Beach, Newcastle | 02-06-2012 | 14h30 | White shark, 2 m | Surf skiing | No injury, ski bitten | NO | 30yo Mark Ayre |
| USA | Leffingwell Landing, Cambria, San Luis Obispo County | 11-05-2012 | 14h30 | White shark | Kayaking / Fishing | No injury, kayaker fell in the water when kayak bitten by a shark | NO | 30yo Joey Nocchi |
| USA | Off Catalina Island | 05-05-2012 | 07h20 | White shark | Paddle boarding | No injury, shark bit paddleboard | NO | 15yo Rose McKereghan |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Caves near Kogel Bay | 18-04-2012 | 12h30 | White shark, 4 m to 5m | Body boarding | FATAL | YES | 20yo David Lilienfeld |
| AUSTRALIA | Dolphin Bay, Innes National Park | 10-04-2012 | White shark, 6m | Kayaking | Minor wound to his thigh when shark bit kayak | NO | 27yo Michael Demasi | |
| AUSTRALIA | Stratham Beach | 30-03-2012 | 09h30 | White shark, 4m | Scuba diving | FATAL | YES | 33yo Peter Kurmann |
| AUSTRALIA | Kalbarri | 21-03-2012 | 05h50 | White shark | Crayfishing | No injury to occupants. Shark bit propelle, rope & crayfish float | NO | crayfish boat. Occupants: Dave & Mitchell Duperouzel: |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Strandfontein | 19-02-2012 | White shark, 7m | Fishing | No injury to occupants, boat damaged | NO | 8m inflatable boat. Occupants: Bhad Battle & Kevin Overmeyer |
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