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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTRALIA | Redhead Beach | 17-01-2012 | 16h45 | White shark, 2.7 m | Surfing | Lacerations to thigh | NO | 44yo Glen Folkard |
| USA | Lincoln City, Lincoln County | 12-01-2012 | White shark | Surfing | No injury, surfboard damaged | NO | 53yo Steve Harnack | |
| AUSTRALIA | Angourie | 10-12-2011 | 05h45 | White shark, 2.5m | Surfing | 5 puncture wounds to thigh | NO | 51yo Steve King |
| USA | Pigeon Point | 21-11-2011 | White shark, 15' to 16' | Kayaking | No injury, kayak bitten | NO | Harry Pali | |
| USA | Marina State Beach, Monterey County | 28-10-2011 | White shark | Surfing | Lacerations to right wrist, foream & neck | NO | 27yo Eric Tarantino | |
| AUSTRALIA | Rottnest Island | 21-10-2011 | 13h25 | White shark, 10' | Diving | FATAL | YES | 32yo George Wainwright |
| USA | Newport, Lincoln County | 19-10-2011 | White shark, 15' | Surfing | No injury, shark bit surfboard | NO | 41yo Bobby Gumm | |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Clovely Beach | 27-09-2011 | 12h25 | White shark | Swimming | Right leg severed, left leg lacerated | NO | 43yo Michael Cohen |
| AUSTRALIA | Bunker Bay | 03-09-2011 | 13h26 | White shark | Body boarding | FATAL | YES | 21yo Kyle James Burden |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Lookout Beach, near the Keurbooms river mouth in Plettenberg Bay | 22-08-2011 | 09h11 | White shark, >6' | Surfing | FATAL | YES | 49yo Tim van Heerden |
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