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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH AFRICA | False Bay | 02-02-1976 | 2.5 m [8.25'] white shark | Shark watching | No injury to occupants, shark rammed bow, driving its head into the hull | NO | 6 m boat Suki Saki, occupants: E.C. Landells & 2 friends | |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Kalk Bay | 10-01-1976 | 07h30 | White shark, 3 m [10'] | Fishing for snoek & yellowtail | Hooked shark leapt onboard & into fish well, which it smashed PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 7 m fishing boat Metoo, occupants: Nicky & Paul Goles & 4 friends |
| USA | Farallon Islands | 05-12-1975 | 12h00 | White shark | Scuba diving & spearfishing | Leg bitten | NO | 27yo Robin Buckley (male) |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Cape St. Francis | 16-08-1975 | 13h30 | White shark, 2.4 m [8'] | Surfing | Left leg & surfboard bitten | NO | 19yo David Robertson |
| USA | Usal Creek, Bear Harbor, Mendocino County | 08-08-1975 | 13h30 | White shark | Free diving for abalone | Shoulder, arm & hand lacerated | NO | 44yo Gilbert Brown |
| AUSTRALIA | Fluted Cape, Bruny Island | 29-07-1975 | Afternoon | White shark | Scuba diving for abalone | FATAL | YES | 37yo Robert Slack |
| USA | Perch Rock, Point Conception, Santa Barbara County | 22-07-1975 | 14h30 | White shark, 5.8 m [19'] | Scuba diving for abalone (at surface) | Legs bitten | NO | 23yo Robert Revstock |
| USA | Point Conception, Santa Barbara County | 18-07-1975 | 13h30 | White shark, 5m to 6m | Hookah diving for abalone | No injury, swim fin torn | NO | 34yo Gary Johnson |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Millers Point | 04-04-1975 | Afternoon | White shark, 600-kg [1323-lb] | Spearfishing Competition | No injury, rammed by shark | NO | Kevin Thompson |
| AUSTRALIA | (Point Sinclair) Penong | 09-02-1975 | 18h00 | White shark, 3 m [10'] | Swimming underwater from crayfish cage to a fishing bait | Right leg severed FATAL | YES | 12yo Wade Shipard |
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