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 | Point Casuarina, Bunbury | 10-06-2017 | 08h30 | White shark, 4 m | Body boarding | No injury, board bitten | NO | 48yo Paul Goff |
| AUSTRALIA | Kelpies near Wylie Bay | 16-04-2017 | 16h00 | White shark | Surfing | FATAL | YES | 17yo Laeticia Brouwer |
| USA | Monterey Bay | 17-03-2017 | 14h30 | White shark | Kayaking | No injury, kayak bitten | NO | Brian Correira |
| USA | 16 miles off Hilton Head | 31-01-2017 | White shark, female, 14' | Tagging sharks | Shark bit boat, no injury to occupants | NO | Chip Michelove & crew | |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Keurbooms Lagoon, Plettenberg Bay | 18-12-2016 | 07h00 | White shark, 4 m | Surf skiing | No injury, but ski severely damaged | NO | 55yo Ben Swart |
| AUSTRALIA | Booti Booti National Park | 30-11-2016 | 09h00 | White shark | Surfing | Injuries to foot & arm | NO | 65yo Colin Rowland |
| MEXICO | Guadalupe Island | 12-10-2016 | White shark | Cage Diving | Shark breached cage, no injury to diver | NO | Ming Chan | |
| AUSTRALIA | Lighthouse Beach, Ballina | 25-09-2016 | 9h00 | White shark, 3.5 m | Surfing | 4 deep lacerations to thigh | NO | 17yo Cooper Allen |
| USA | Refugio State Beach, Santa Barbara County | 31-08-2016 | White shark, 8' to 10' | Spearfishing | Two toes broken & lacerated | NO | 22yo Tyler McQuillen | |
| AUSTRALIA | Near Albany | 27-07-2016 | White shark | Kayaking | No injury, shark nudged kayak repeatedly | NO | Ian Watkins |
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