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 | Fishery Bay, Eyre Peninsula | 03-09-2005 | 15h00 | 4 m [13'] white shark | Surfing | Lacerations to right arm & thigh | NO | 40yo Jake Heron |
| USA | Scripps, LaJolla, San Diego County | 23-08-2005 | 11h00 | juvenile white shark | Surfing | Lower right leg lacerated | NO | 37yo Tony Simmonson |
| AUSTRALIA | Glenelg | 23-08-2005 | 16h10 | White shark | Scuba diving | FATAL | YES | 23yo Jarrod Stehbens |
| SOUTH KOREA | Dando/Kaeui Island | 12-06-2005 | 3 m [10'] white shark | Diving | Knee bitten | NO | 38yo Lee | |
| USA | Surf City, Long Beach Island, Ocean County | 04-06-2005 | 11h00 | Mr. Burgess of ISAF announced the injury was the bite of a 1.8 m [6'], 2- to 3-year old white shark. Subsequent investigation revealed there was no shark involvement in this incident | Surfing | Dorsum of foot/ankle injured by surfboard skeg or other inanimate object. | NO | 17yo Ryan Horton |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Miller's Point | 03-06-2005 | 15h45 | White shark | Spearfishing (Free diving) | FATAL | YES | 22yo Henri Murray |
| AUSTRALIA | Wreck Point, Abrolhos Islands | 18-03-2005 | 14h00 | 6 m [20'] white shark | Snorkeling | FATAL | YES | 26yo Geoffrey Brazier |
| NEW ZEALAND | Taupiri Bay | 07-01-2005 | 12h00 | White shark | Fishing from a kayak | No injury, kayak bumped repeatedly | NO | 39yo Paul Morris |
| AUSTRALIA | West Beach, Adelaide | 15-12-2004 | 15h15 | 4.5 m & 5 m white shark | Scurfing (surfboard being towed behind a boat) | FATAL | YES | 18yo Nick Peterson |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Fish Hoek, False Bay | 14-11-2004 | 07h00 | 6 m [20'] white shark | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 77yo Tyna Webb |
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