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
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Country | Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTRALIA | Albany (incident took place 200 metres from swimmers) | 25-02-2001 | White shark, 5 m [16.5'] | Fishing for whiting | No injury to occupants | NO | 5 m boat, occupants: Don & Margaret Stubbs | |
| AUSTRALIA | Adelaide | 20-01-2001 | White shark, 4.3 m [14'] | Fishing | No injury to occupants | NO | 6 m boat, occupants John Winslet & customers | |
| NEW ZEALAND | Sandy Bay/Whananaki | 05-01-2001 | White shark | Kayaking | No injury, kayak bitten | NO | Dr. Michael Hogan | |
| AUSTRALIA | 3 km off Port Victoria, Yorke Peninsula | 10-12-2000 | White shark, 4.5 m [14'9"] | Fishing for whiting | No injury to occupants | NO | 3.5 -metre fibreglass boat, occupants: Harry Ulbrich and another fisherman | |
| AUSTRALIA | Cottesloe Beach, Perth | 05-11-2000 | 06h30 | White shark, 5 m [16.5'] | Swimming | FATAL, torso bitten, leg severed | YES | 49yo Ken Crew |
| AUSTRALIA | Cottesloe Beach, Perth | 05-11-2000 | 06h30 | White shark, 4.9 m [16'] | Swimming | Leg & feet lacerated | NO | 52yo Dirk Avery |
| USA | 1/4 to 1/2 m north of the jetty at Bunkers, Eureka, Humboldt County | 03-11-2000 | 16h30 | White shark, 2.4 m to 3 m [8' to 10'] | Surfing | Both thighs bitten | NO | 27yo Casey Stewman |
| AUSTRALIA | Peel Island | 28-10-2000 | 22h00 | White shark | Fishing | No Injury to occupant, shark holed and sank boat | NO | 31yo boat, occupant: Paul Kelly |
| USA | Mavericks, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County | 28-09-2000 | 09h00 | White shark, 4.3 m [14'] | Sitting on surfboard | No injury | NO | Peck Euwer |
| AUSTRALIA | Black Point, Eyre Peninsula | 24-09-2000 | 13h00 | White shark | Surfing | FATAL | YES | 17yo Jevan Wright |
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