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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILE | Bahia Totoralillo, 80 km north of Coquimbo | 03-03-1981 | 10h30 | White shark | Free diving Spearfishing | Foot & ankle bitten | NO | Carlos Veraga M. |
| BRAZIL | Cabo Frio | 28-02-1981 | White shark | Diving | NO | |||
| REUNION | Petite-Ile | 23-11-1980 | 15h00 | 1.8 m [6'] white shark | Spearfishing | Bitten twice | NO | 22yo Jean-Michel Pothin |
| USA | Off Umpqua River | 26-10-1980 | 15h45 | 4 m to 5 m [13' to 16.5'] white shark | Surfing | Thigh lacerated | NO | 29yo Christopher Cowan |
| USA | Moonstone Beach, Humboldt County | 16-10-1980 | 09h30 | 4 m to 5 m [13' to 16.5'] white shark | Surfing | No injury | NO | 19yo Curt Vikan |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Ballito | 30-01-1980 | 14h45 | 2.8 m [9'3"] white shark | Body boarding | Both hands & heel of left foot lacerated, right foot severed | NO | 24yo Shaun Wright |
| CHILE | Punta Negra, Pichidangui | 04-01-1980 | 11h00 | White shark | Hookah Diving | FATAL | YES | Jose Larenas-Miranda |
| PORTUGAL | Sao Jorge, Madeira Island | 04-12-1979 | White shark? | Spearfishing | FATAL | YES | 19yo Fernando Branco de Abreu | |
| USA | Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Clatsop County | 26-11-1979 | 10h20 | White shark, 4 m [13'] | Surfing | Multiple major Injuries | NO | 20yo Kenny Doudt |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Macassar | 11-11-1979 | White shark, 5 m | Shark fishing | No injury to occupants; hooked shark tore out part of transom, bit skeg of motor and snapped the steel trace PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | skiboat, occupants: Gustav Boettger, Clive Mason, Keith Murrison & Sweis Olivier |
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