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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAPAN | Atsumi Peninsula | 08-04-1995 | 10h15 | 6 m [20'] white shark | Scuba diving for bivalves | FATAL | YES | 47yo Shintaro Hara |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Mossel Bay | 29-12-1994 | 16h00 | 5.5 m [18'] white shark | Body boarding | No injury, board bitten | NO | 26yo Fritz Van Zyl |
| USA | San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara County | 08-12-1994 | 08h45 | 5 m to 5.5 m [16.5' to 18'] white shark | Commercial diver (submerged or treading water) | FATAL, right leg nearly severed, puncture wounds to left leg | YES | 42yo James Robinson |
| USA | Short Sand Beach, Oswald West State Park | 20-09-1994 | 16h30 | 5 m [16.5'] white shark | Surfing | No injury, surfboard bitten | NO | 43yo Rob MacKenzie |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Nahoon Beach, East London | 08-07-1994 | 13h26 | 4 m [13'] white shark | Surfing | FATAL, leg severed | YES | 22yo Bruce Corby |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Nahoon Beach, East London | 08-07-1994 | 13h25 | 4 m [13'] white shark | Surfing | Buttock & leg bitten | NO | 31yo Andrew Carter |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Arniston | 01-04-1994 | 4.9 m white shark | Spearfishing | FATAL | YES | Charles De Wet Reis | |
| CHILE | 300 miles east of Easter Island | 22-03-1994 | 11h58 | 3.6 m [11'9"] white shark | Swimming alongside NOAA research vessel Discoverer | Leg severed mid-thigh | NO | 19yo Heather Boswell |
| CHILE | 300 miles East of Easter Island | 22-03-1994 | 11h51 | 3.6 m [11'9"] white shark | Swimming alongside NOAA research vessel Discoverer | Thigh bitten | NO | Phil Buffington |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Beachview Holiday Resort | 11-02-1994 | 16h30 | 3 m [10'] white shark | Surfing | Leg bitten | NO | 15yo Kevin Anderson |
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