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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | McClure Beach, near Tomales Point, Marin County | 13-08-1977 | 11h45 | White shark, 5.5 m to 6 m [18' to 20'] | Free diving for abalone (surfacing) | Leg lacerated | NO | 20yo Glenn Friedman |
| USA | San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara County | 17-12-1976 | 09h00 | White shark, 5.5 m [18'] | Hookah diving for abalone (submerged) | Buttocks & hip bitten | NO | 29yo Jay Worrell |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Clifton | 26-11-1976 | 16h05 | White shark, 3 m [10'] k | Thrashing the water / imitating the shark victim from "Jaws" | Torso bitten | NO | 19yo Geoffrey Kirkam Spence |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Macassar | 31-10-1976 | White shark, 4.8 m | Fishing for white shark | No injury to occupants. Hooked shark bit boat's transom, PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | boat, occupant: Danie Schoeman | |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Gordon’s Bay | 26-10-1976 | White shark | Boat | No injury to occupants, shark leapt on bow of boat | NO | 7 m skiboat Alrehmah III, occupants: Adolph Schlechter & 3 friends | |
| USA | Moonstone Beach, Humboldt County | 17-10-1976 | 14h30 | White shark, 3 m to 4 m [10' to 13'] | Surfing | Leg bitten | NO | 25yo William Kennedy |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Cape St. Francis | 05-10-1976 | 11h00 | White shark, 3.5 m [11.5'], species identity confirmed by tooth fragment | Surfing | Left thigh lacerated | NO | 20yo Marshall Flanagan |
| USA | Winchester Bay | 23-08-1976 | 14h00 | White shark, 4.5 m | Surfing | No injury, board bitten | NO | 19yo Mike Shook |
| SOUTH AFRICA | 2 km from Macassar, False Bay | 08-03-1976 | White shark named “Spotty” | Shark breached hull of boat | NO | 5 m skiboat; Stephanie | ||
| SOUTH AFRICA | 2 km from Macassar, False Bay | 01-03-1976 | White shark named “Spotty” | Shark leapt into boat, hitting Fanie Schoeman on his back before sliding into the sea | NO | 5 m skiboat Stephanie, occupants: Fanie Schoeman and Brigadier Bronkhorst |
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