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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTRALIA | East Ballina | 01-07-2015 | 09h00 | White shark | Body boarding | Significant injuries to lower legs | NO | 32yo Matt Lee |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Buffels Bay near Knysna | 26-06-2015 | 14h40 | White shark | Body Boarding | Right leg severed, multiple lacerations to left leg | NO | 19yo Caleb Swanepoel |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Lookout Beach, Plettenberg Bay | 25-06-2015 | 16h00 | White shark, 2m to 3 m | Surfing | Multiple lacerations to torso & leg | NO | 23yo Dylan Reddering |
| AUSTRALIA | Belongil Beach, Byron Bay | 23-06-2015 | 11h00 | White shark, 3 m | Surf skiing | No injury, knocked off ski | NO | 71yo Woody Vidgens |
| AUSTRALIA | Denmark | 23-06-2015 | 09h30 | White shark | Surfing | Bruises and abrasions to face, chin, chest, both shins & feet and cut to right hand when her surfboard was struck with force | NO | 37yo Lily Kumpe |
| AUSTRALIA | Saltwater Beach | 02-05-2015 | 15h00 | White shark | Surfing | Injuries to left arm & right hand | NO | Bruce Lucas |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Port St. John's | 01-05-2015 | 13h00 | White shark, 3.5 m | Diving | Injuries to leg, left arm & both hands | NO | 29yo Mathieu Dasnois |
| AUSTRALIA | Fishery Bay | 24-04-2015 | 09h45 | White shark, 6 m | Surfing | Leg severed at mid-thigh | NO | 26yo Chris Blowes |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Yellow Sands Point | 25-03-2015 | White shark, 4 m | Kayak Fishing | No injury but kayak bitten | NO | 36yo Kayak: Occupant Kelly Janse van Rensburg | |
| ATLANTIC OCEAN | 14-02-2015 | White shark | Transatlantic Rowing | No injury, shark bit rudder | NO | Avalon, a carbon kevlar monohull: 8 occupants |
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