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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Non Fatal
| Country | Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Solana Beach, San Diego County | 24-04-2008 | 07h00 | White shark, 12' to 15' | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 66yo Dave Martin |
| USA | Huntington Beach, Orange County | 06-03-2008 | 08h00 | White shark | Surfing | No injury to surfer, surfboard bitten by the shark | NO | 27yo Thomas Larkin |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Bonza Bay | 02-11-2007 | 08h45 | White shark, 3m to 4m | Surfing | Lacerations to thigh | NO | 37yo Lee Mellin |
| AUSTRALIA | Byron Bay | 14-10-2007 | 11h30 | White shark, 2.5m | Surf-skiing | small laceration to wrist | NO | 52yo Linda Whitehurst |
| USA | Moonstone Beach, Humboldt County | 26-09-2007 | 08h15 | White shark | Surfing | No injury to surfer, surfboard bitten | NO | Sue Snyder |
| USA | Marina State Beach, Monterey County | 27-08-2007 | 10h45 | White shark, 12' | Surfing | Lacerations to thigh & torso | NO | 24yo Todd Endris |
| USA | Malibu, Los Angeles County | 21-07-2007 | White shark, 12' | Surf paddling | No injury, surfboard bumped by shark for 20 minutes | NO | Vic Calandra | |
| USA | Bean Hollow State Beach, San Mateo County | 20-07-2007 | 10h15 | White shark | Kayak Fishing | No injury, kayak bitten | NO | Dan Prather |
| SEYCHELLES | 08-05-2007 | White shark, 2m | Snorkeling | No injury | NO | male | ||
| AUSTRALIA | Cape Howe | 22-01-2007 | 10h30 | White shark, 3m | Diving | Head & torso bitten | NO | 41yo Eric Nerhus |
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