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 | Streaky Bay | Morning | White shark, 15'3", 2,333-lb | Fishing for white sharks | No injury to fisherman Alf Dean & other occupants; | NO | 25' cutter | |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Inyoni Rocks, South Coast | 16h30 | White shark, 160-kg [353-lb], identity confirmed by tooth pattern | Swimming | FATAL, left thigh & knee bitten | YES | 17yo Leslie Plummer Lund | |
| AUSTRALIA | Coogee | 15h30 | White shark | Swimming | FATAL, both arms & shoulder bitten | YES | 18yo Milton Coughlan | |
| ITALY | San Vincenzo | White shark | Fishing, on a boat | No injury to occupant | NO | male | ||
| GREECE | Off Royal Residence | White shark | Swimming | Injured but survived | NO | 18yo George Athanasenas | ||
| ITALY | Sprizze, Isola d'Elba | unknown, possibly a white shark | Fishing on a boat | No injury | NO | Remo Adriani | ||
| GREECE | Kérkira | White shark | Swimming off yacht | FATAL | YES | 15yo Margoulis | ||
| USA | Between False Klamath & mouth of Klamath River, Del Norte County | 15h30 | White shark, 3.5 m [11.5'], identified by W. I. Follett on tooth fragments | Pulling hooked salmon to boat | No injury to occupant, shark struck stern of boat | NO | 12 m fishing boat. Occupant: Henry Tervo | |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Bird Island, Algoa Bay | White shark, 2.7 m [9'], 280-lb | Spearfishing | No injury, diver shot shark & it bit his speargun PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 23yo Tony Dicks | ||
| GREENLAND | White sharks | FATAL | YES | Occupants of skin boats |
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