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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.

Provoked

Unprovoked

Fatal

Non Fatal

CountryLocationDateTimeSpeciesActivityInjuryFatalPerson
USA El Pescador Beach, Los Angeles County 05-09-2015 17h30White shark, 11' to 12'Stand-Up PaddleboardingNo injury, shark struck board, tossing her into the seaNO 50yo Caterina Gennaro
AUSTRALIA Hallidays Point 03-09-2015 11h30White shark, 2.5 mSurf-skiingInuries to lower left leg & ankleNO 62yo David Quinliven
USA Morro Strand State Beach, San Luis Obispo County 28-08-2015 10h25White shark, 11' to 12'SurfingNo injury, surfboard bittenNO 54yo Elinor Dempsey
USA Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County 28-08-2015 10h00White shark, 10' to 12'SurfingNo injury, shark struk sufer's leg and his boardNO 21yo Daniel Phillips
USA Santa Barbara County 17-08-2015 07h30White shark, 13'Kayak FishingNo injury, kayak bittenNO 22yo Connor Lyon
AUSTRALIA Evans Head 30-07-2015 06h00White sharkSurfingLacerations and puncture wounds to hip, thigh, arm and handNO 52yo Craig Ison
AUSTRALIA Lachan Island, Mercury Passage 24-07-2015 10h00White shark, 3.9 to 4.2 mScallop diving on hookahFATALYES 46yo Damien Johnson
SOUTH AFRICA Jeffrey's Bay 18-07-2015 White sharkSurfingNo injuryNO 34yo Mick Fanning
USA Huntington Beach, Orange County 09-07-2015 08h45White shark, 7'SurfingNo injury, shark bumped & damaged boardNO 38yo Danny Miskin
AUSTRALIA Lennox Head 02-07-2015 09h00White sharkSurfingNo injury, shark bit surfboardNO 52yo Michael Hoile
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