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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 Latigo Point / Paradise Cove,west of Malibu, Los Angeles County 25-01-1989 10h155 m [16.5'] white sharkKayakingFATAL, thigh bitten, hands laceratedYES 24yo Tamara McAllister
CHILE Valpariso 14-12-1988 16' white sharkSkindivingFATALYES Juan Tapia-Avalos
USA Indian Beach, Ecola State Park, just north of Cannon Beach, Clatsop County 22-10-1988 17h305.5 m to 6 m [18' to 20'] white sharkSurfing (sitting on his board)Leg bitten & femur fracturedNO 21yo Wyndham Kapan
USA Klamath River, Del Norte County 10-08-1988 09h302.4 m to 3 m [8' to 10'] white sharkSurfingThigh bittenNO 27yo Carl Lafazio
SOUTH AFRICA Sculphoek 15-06-1988 09h45White sharkSpearfishingLeft arm laceratedNO 36yo Willie van Rensberg
USA North of Morro Rock, San Luis Obispo County 23-04-1988 White sharkSurfingNo InjuryNO Mark Rudy
SOUTH AFRICA Seal Island, False Bay 10-10-1987 12h15White sharkSpearfishingLeft thigh & calf laceratedNO 21yo Dawid Smit
AUSTRALIA Merino Rocks, Adelaide 17-09-1987 White sharkScuba Diving for scallopsFATALYES 47yo Terrance Gibson
SOUTH AFRICA Still Bay 12-09-1987 11h003.5 m [11.5'] white sharkSurfingTorso laceratedNO 24yo Peter McCallum
USA Tunitas Beach, San Mateo County 14-08-1987 07h305.7 m white sharkSurfing (sitting on his board)Fingers & surfboard injuredNO 40yo Craig Rogers
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