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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.

Provoked

Unprovoked

Fatal

Non Fatal

CountryLocationDateTimeSpeciesActivityInjuryFatalPerson
USA Bird Rock, Tomales Point 12-08-1996 11h156 m [20'] white sharkFree diving for abaloneLeft shoulder, forearm, hand & abdomen laceratedNO 36yo Colum Tinley
OKINAWA Hirara City 22-07-1996 5 m [16.5'] white sharkSwimmingFATAL, torso & abdomen bitten, forearm severedLYES 52yo Mr. Moriyoshi Takehara
AUSTRALIA Suicide Point, Point Leo 05-06-1996 17h304 m white sharkSurfingNo injury, board bittenNO George Lucas
SOUTH AFRICA The Steps, Wilderness 27-05-1996 14h452.5 m [8.25'] white sharkSurfingLeg bittenNO 17yo Donovan Köhne
NEW ZEALAND 10-11-1995 5 m [16.5'] white sharkDiving, gathering shellfishLeg & chest laceratedNO 22yo Kina Scollay
USA Davenport Landing, Santa Cruz County 27-09-1995 17h304 m [13'] white sharkWindsurfingRight foot bruised, board bittenNO 25yo Mike Sullivan
AUSTRALIA Honeymoon Island, near Hopetown 10-09-1995 15h00White sharkAbalone diving using Hookah (near calving whales)FATAL, head, shoulder and arm severed, remains recovered at Munglinup Beach on 9/13/1995YES 29yo David Alan Weir
USA Shelter Cove, Humboldt County 02-09-1995 16h003 m to 4 m [10' to 13'] white sharkAbalone diving using Hookah (resting on the surface)Lower leg bittenNO 32yo Brian Hillenburg
USA Bluefish Cove, Pt. Lobos State Park, Monterey County 29-06-1995 17h306 m [20'] white sharkScuba diving (ascending using scooter)Forearm, abdomen & upper leg laceratedNO 31yo Marco Flagg
USA LaJolla Shores, San Diego County 23-06-1995 White shark (tooth fragment recovered)KayakingMinor injuriesNO female
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