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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Unprovoked
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Non Fatal
| Country | Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTRALIA | Port Kennedy Beach | 26-12-2008 | 07h00 | 4 to 5m white shark | Snorkeling | FATAL | YES | 51yo Brian Guest |
| USA | Dillon Beach, Marin County | 19-12-2008 | 15h00 | White shark | Kayaking | No injury, shark struck paddle | NO | Tony Johnson |
| CROATIA | Smokvina Bay, Vis Island | 05-10-2008 | 12h00 | 5 m white shark | Spearfishing | Calf bitten | NO | 43yo Damjan Pecek |
| USA | Surf Beach, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County | 07-09-2008 | 10h30 | White shark, 14' to 16' | Surfing | No injury to surfer, board bitten | NO | Kyle K. |
| AUSTRALIA | Levys Beach | 29-07-2008 | 10h30 | 8' white shark or 7-gill shark | Surfing | No injury, surfboard leash severed | NO | 31yo Aaron Seare |
| SOUTH AFRICA | 29-07-2008 | White shark | Lacerations to fingers | NO | Michael Rutzen | |||
| SOUTH AFRICA | Mossel Bay | 27-06-2008 | 14h00 | White shark, 2m | Surf skiing | No injury, ski bitten | NO | 46yo Kobus Maritz |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Struis Bay | 25-06-2008 | White shark, 4.5m | Spearfishing (free diving) | No injury | NO | Kevin Macghie | |
| USA | West Cove, Catalina Island | 20-06-2008 | 09h00 | White shark, 15' | Kayaking | No injury. Shark bumped kayak, flinging her into the water. | NO | 40yo Bettina Pereira |
| AUSTRALIA | Albany | 09-05-2008 | 07h30 | White shark, 4m | Swimming | Severe lacerations to left leg | NO | 37yo Jason Cull |
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