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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| Country | Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTRALIA | Lipson Cove, Tumby Bay | 24-08-1992 | 17h50 | 4 m white shark | Surfing | Minor cuts, sufboard bitten | NO | 17yo Jason Bates |
| USA | Klamath River, Del Norte County | 17-08-1992 | 17h00 | 5.5 m to 6 m [18' to 20'] white shark | Surfing | No injury, board bitten | NO | 22yo Keith Caruso |
| JAPAN | 1.5 km north of Igata-cho, 60 km south of Matsyama | 16-06-1992 | 12h30 | White shark, identification by K. Nakaya | Preparing to fish for jack-mackerel | No inujury to occupant. Shark bit boat repeatedly, leaving 2 teeth in the bottom keel of the boat | NO | 5.75 m wooden boat, occupant: Yoshaiaki Ueda |
| NEW ZEALAND | Meteorologic Station on Campbell Island, 370 nautical miles south of New Zealand | 23-04-1992 | 15h30 | 4 m [13'], 590-kg white shark | Snorkeling | Right forearm severed, left forearm lacerated & broken | NO | Mike Fraser |
| USA | Winchester Bay, Douglas County | 07-03-1992 | 09h45 | Said to involve a 6 m to 7 m [20' to 23'] white shark | Surfing (sitting on his board) | Left shoulder & side bitten, board broken | NO | 21yo Mike Allman |
| JAPAN | Matsuyama | 07-03-1992 | 15h20 | 5 m [16.5'] white shark, identification by K. Nakaya | Hookah diving for pen shells | FATAL, body not recovered | YES | 41yo Kazuta Harada |
| USA | Shelter Cover, north of Fort Bragg, Shelter Cove, Mendocino County | 03-12-1991 | 15h06 | 6 m [20'] white shark | Hookah diving for sea urchins | No injury, shark became tangled in hose & towed him 100' | NO | 25yo David Abernathy |
| USA | Horseshoe Reef, Scott Creek, Davenport, Santa Cruz County | 04-10-1991 | 07h30 | 5 m to 6 m [16.5' to 20'] white shark | Surfing | Arm, shoulder & back bitten | NO | 32yo John Ferrerira |
| AUSTRALIA | Snapper Point, Aldinga Beach, Adelaide | 07-09-1991 | 15h00 | 4 m [13'] white shark | Scuba diving | FATAL | YES | 19yo Jonathon Lee |
| ITALY | Portofino, 20 miles offshore, Tigullio Bay, Santa Margherita Ligure (Liguria) | 29-07-1991 | 15h30 | 4 m [13'] white shark | Canoeing | No Injury to occupant; canoe bitten | NO | 40yo Ivana Iacaccia |
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