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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Unprovoked
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Non Fatal
| Country | Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | San Francisco Bay (or San Leandro Bay), near cannery, Alameda County | 1.5 m [5'] white shark or sevengill shark | Swimming with dog near canning factory | Leg & hand lacerated and dog bitten | NO | 15yo Norman Piexotto | ||
| USA | Imperial Beach, San Diego County | 12h00 | White shark | Body surfing / treading water | Right leg lacerated | NO | 31yo Robert B. Campbell | |
| ITALY | Punta Secca | 16h00 | 3 m to 3.6 m [10' to 11'9"] white shark | Snorkeling | Contusion of left foot | NO | 13yo Neil Montoya | |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Clifton | 12h30 | White shark, 4.5 m to 6 m [14'9" to 20'] according to witnesses | Swimming | FATAL, body not recovered | YES | 18yo Willem Johannes Bergh | |
| GREECE | Said to involve a white shark but shark involvement not confirmed | Surfing | Knee bitten | NO | male | |||
| SOUTH AFRICA | Winkelspruit | 17h15 | White shark, 2.4 m [8'] | Treading water | Leg severed below knee, defense wounds on hand | NO | 24yo George Plowman | |
| USA | La Jolla, San Diego County | Said to involve a 1 m white shark, but thought that it was more likely a blue shark | Spearfishing on Scuba | Diver jabbed shark with spear and it make a threat display. No injury PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Earl .A. Murray | ||
| CROATIA | Opatija | White shark | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 32yo Carla Podzum | ||
| PANAMA | White shark, 2.4 m [8'] | Washed overboard by swell | FATAL. His back was bitten as he was being towed to ship by rescuer, Lieut (j.g.) Stanley Kurta, then the shark pulled him below the surface. | YES | US Naval seaman, one of a crew on a Panama Sea Frontier Naval Patrol craft manned by Coast Guard | |||
| TURKEY | Constantinople | White shark | Fishing | Boat damaged | NO | Fishing boat. Occupants: Yunus Potur & Ali Durmaz |
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