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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW ZEALAND | Motunui | 21-04-2004 | White shark, 5.5 m [18'] | Fishing | No injury to occupants, boat scratched by shark | NO | boat Live N Hope | |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Surfers' Corner, Muizenberg, False Bay | 04-04-2004 | 14h00 | 5 m [16.5'] white shark | Surfing | Left leg lacerated, right leg severed above the knee | NO | 16yo J.P. Andrew |
| AUSTRALIA | Binningup | 24-01-2004 | 11h05 | 4 m to 5 m [13' to 16.5'] white shark | Scuba diving | Left leg bitten | NO | 46yo Allan Oppert |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Karridene | 05-11-2003 | White shark | Surf skiing | No injury to occupants, hull of ski bitten | NO | 2 people on ski | |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Near the wreck of the Kakapo off Noordhoek Beach | 11-09-2003 | 14h30 | White shark | Body boarding | FATAL, left thigh, buttocks, back of spine, abdomen & chest bitten | YES | 19yo David Bornman |
| USA | Avila Beach, San Luis Obispo County | 18-08-2003 | 08h15 | 4.5 m to 5.5 m [15' to 18'] white shark | Swimming, wearing black wetsuit & swim fins | FATAL Hip & upper thigh bitten, femoral artery severed | YES | 50yo Deborah Franzman |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Jeffrey’s Bay | 07-08-2003 | 08h00 | 3.5 m [11.5'] white shark | Sitting on surfboard | No injury, wetsuit torn & board bitten | NO | 16yo Joseph Krone |
| PHILIPPINES | Limay | 30-04-2003 | White shark | Arm severed | NO | a resident of Barangay Luz | ||
| NEW ZEALAND | East side of Bench Island in the Foveaux Strait | 26-02-2003 | 11h45 | 2.5 m [8.25'] white shark | Scuba diving | Arm lacerated (shark made 3 strikes) | NO | 44yo Alistair Kerr |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Scarborough | 23-12-2002 | Just after 12h00 | White shark, 4 m white shark | Snorkeling | Forearms lacerated | NO | 25yo Craig Bovim |
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