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 | Off City Beach, Perth | 14-01-2006 | 11h00 | 3.5 m white shark | Scuba diving | Lacerations to left elbow | NO | 52yo Bernie Williams |
| USA | Tillamook Head, Clatsop County | 23-12-2005 | 12h00 | White shark | Surfing | Lacerations to ankle & calf | NO | 30yo Brian Anderson |
| AUSTRALIA | Middle Beach, 40 km north of Adelaide | 05-12-2005 | 15h30 | 4 m white shark | Fishing | No injury to occupants, hydrofoil of outboard motor bitten | NO | 5.4 m fibreglass boat, occupants: Robert & James Hogg |
| AUSTRALIA | 6 km off Collendina, south of Melbourne | 24-11-2005 | 3 m white shark | Fishing | No injury to occupant, shark bit outboard motor | NO | 4.5 m boat, occupant: Rodney Lawn | |
| NEW CALEDONIA | 15-11-2005 | 4.5 m white shark | No injury to occupants, shark lifted bow of boat 3 times | NO | 3.8-m boat with 3 people on board | |||
| USA | Ocean Beach, San Francisco, San Francisco County | 01-11-2005 | 07h15 | 12' to 14' white shark | Surfing | No injury, board bumped | NO | 26yo Jake Daneman |
| USA | Klamath River mouth, Del Norte County | 20-10-2005 | 11h00 | White shark | Surfing | No injury | NO | 36yo Chad Reiker |
| USA | Salmon Beach, Sonoma County | 18-10-2005 | 10h30 | 18' white shark | Surfing | Leg bitten | NO | 20yo Megan Halavais |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Sunny Cove, Fish Hoek | 30-09-2005 | 15h00 | White shark | Surf-skiing | No injury, shark bit ski | NO | 52yo Trevor Wright |
| AUSTRALIA | Kangaroo Island | 23-09-2005 | 12h05 | 14' to 16' white shark | Surfing | Lacerations to legs | NO | 26yo Josh Berris |
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