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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Bunkers, Humboldt Bay, Eureka, Humboldt County | 10-11-2004 | 13h30 | 5.5 m [18'] white shark | Surfing | Lacerations to hand, knee & thigh | NO | 38yo Brian Kang |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Gansbaai | 29-10-2004 | Morning | 2 m [6.75'] white shark | Chumming for white sharks | Right ankle & foot lacerated | NO | 52yo Andre Hartman |
| USA | Limantour Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore | 09-10-2004 | 09h30 | 1.8 m to 2.4 m [6' to 8'] white shark | Surfing | Lower leg bitten | NO | Paul de Jung |
| USA | Gold Beach | 19-09-2004 | 09h00 | White shark | Surfing | Leg bitten | NO | 26yo Seth Mead |
| USA | 204s, San Clemente, Orange County | 19-08-2004 | 17h30 | 0.9 m to 1.2 m [3' to 4'] white shark | Surfing | Foot bitten | NO | Shannon Lehman |
| USA | Kibesillah, Mendocino County | 14-08-2004 | 16h00 | 4.9 m to 5.5 m [16' to 18'] white shark | Diving | FATAL | YES | 50yo Randy Fry |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Park Rynie | 31-07-2004 | 3 m to 4 m [10' to 13'] white shark | Fishing | No injury to occupants; boat damaged | NO | boat x 2 | |
| RUSSIA | Kunashir Island, 70 km from northern Japan | 29-07-2004 | White shark | Diving & fishing with net | Thigh & calf bitten | NO | Vladimir Skutelnik | |
| USA | San Onofre State Beach, San Diego County | 25-06-2004 | 09h00 | 9'2" white shark | Surfing | No injury, shark struck his board | NO | 45yo Kelly French |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Dyer Island | 01-06-2004 | 15h00 | White shark | Swimming, poaching perlemoen | FATAL, leg severed | YES | 21yo Nkosinathi Mayaba |
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