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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PANAMA | North shore of Rey Island, Las Perlas archipelago | 14h35 | White shark, 2 m [6'9"] (Tooth fragment recovered from victim's shoulder & identified by J.T. Nicholls) | Dived overboard to check propeller of US Navy motor torpedo boat | FATAL, left leg & shoulder bitten | YES | 20yo sailor | |
| AUSTRALIA | Hog Bay | White shark | Shark fishing | Hooked shark bit stern PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | launch, occupant Clive Whitrow, Dick Kuhne & Jim Pergola | ||
| AUSTRALIA | Middle Brighton, Port Phillip | 16h30 | White shark 4.9 m [16'] | Diving off pier & treading water | FATAL | YES | 18yo Norman Clark | |
| ITALY | 1.5 miles south of San Felice Circeo | White shark, 13'10", 1320-lb female | Scuba diving | Survived | NO | Goffredo Lombardo | ||
| CANADA | Fourchu, Cape Breton Island | White shark, 3.7 m [12'], 500 to 500-kg [1,200 lb], identified by W. C. Shroeder based on tooth fragment ebedded in gunwale | Fishing for lobsters | Burns drowned as result of attack on boat | NO | 12' to 14' dory, occupants: John D. Burns & John MacLeod | ||
| ITALY | Genova, S. Nazaro, Punta Vagno | Said to involve a 7 m [23'] white shark | Boating | No details | NO | |||
| AUSTRALIA | Horseshoe Bay, near Kempsey | Late afternoon | White shark, 3.7 m [12'] | Surfing | Right arm & side bruised | NO | 17yo Ivan Chandler | |
| USA | Imperial Beach, San Diego County | 10h00 or 14h00 | White shark, 2 m to 4 m [6'9" to 13'] | Swimming on surface | Foot & swimfin bitten | NO | Arthur E. Taylor, a navy diver & member+G1053 of a 24-man demolition team | |
| AUSTRALIA | Coogee | 11h00 | White shark, 2.4 m [8'] | Bathing in knee-deep water | FATAL, right hand severed, lacerations on left thigh & left hand, died in hospital of gas gangrene | YES | 21yo Mervyn Gannon | |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Little Brak River | 11h00 | White shark, 4.4 m [14.5'] . | Swimming | FATAL, leg bitten | YES | 17yo Ockert Stephanus Heyns |
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