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
Fatal
Non Fatal
Country | Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
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AUSTRALIA | Two Rocks near Three Mile Reef | 12-10-2018 | 12h00 | White shark, 5m female | Spearfishing | No injury, bumped by shark | NO | Steve Oakes |
USA | Oceanside, San Diego County | 24-06-2018 | 18h00 | White shark | Paddling | No injury to occupant, outrigger canoe and paddle damaged | NO | 57yo Julie Wolfe |
AUSTRALIA | South Point, Gracetown | 23-04-2018 | Afternoon | White shark, 3.5 m | Surfing | No injury, shark struck his leg | NO | Nathan Burch |
SOUTH AFRICA | Robberg Beach, Plettenberg Bay | 21-04-2018 | 09h40 | White shark, 2.5 m | Paddle-skiing | No injury, shark bit hole in ski | NO | 33yo male |
SOUTH AFRICA | St. Francis Bay | 02-04-2018 | 15h00 | White shark | Surfing | Lacerations to left knee & lower leg | NO | 19yo Ross Spowart |
AUSTRALIA | Little Congwong Beach, La Perouse | 22-02-2018 | 19h00, Dusk | Juvenile white shark, 2.7 to 3.2 m | Swimming | Laceratons to right leg & foot | NO | 55yo Anna Shurapey |
AUSTRALIA | Martin Islet | 12-01-2018 | White shark, 3.5 m | Free diving | No injury, shark took his swimfin | NO | 28yo Callum Stewart | |
USA | Stillwater Cove, Monterey County | 23-11-2017 | 13h45 | White shark, 4.6 m | Spearfishing | Right leg bitten | NO | 25yo Grigor Azatian |
AUSTRALIA | Normanville | 21-10-2017 | Afternoon | White shark, 4.5 m | Kayaking / Fishing | Minor injuries | NO | 15yo Sarah Williams |
AUSTRALIA | Gracetown | 24-09-2017 | 18h00 | White shark, 3.5 m | Surfing | No injury, board damaged by shark | NO | Catherine Vissers |
Be honest, when was the last time you watched a decent shark movie?