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
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Country | Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Off Panama City | 18-01-2015 | White shark | Fishing | No injury but shark bit trolling motor & rammed boat | NO | 22-ft boat. Occupant Captain Scott Fitzgerald | |
| AUSTRALIA | Three Stripes near Cheynes Beach | 28-12-2014 | Morning | White shark, 4 to 5 m | Spearfishing | FATAL | YES | 17yo Jay Muscat |
| USA | Montaña de Oro State Park, San Luis Obispo County | 27-12-2014 | 11h30 | White shark, 8' to 10' | Surfing | Injury to hip/leg | NO | 50yo Kevin Swanson |
| AUSTRALIA | Freo | 18-11-2014 | White shark | Fishing | Shark chasing fish bumped boat, no injury to occupants | NO | Boat: occupants: David Lock & his father | |
| USA | Franklin Point, San Mateo County | 16-11-2014 | White shark | Shark bumped boat, no injury to occupants | NO | Boat: occupants: Matt Mitchell & 2 other people | ||
| USA | Santa Barbara County | 02-10-2014 | 14h00 | White shark, 18' to 20' | Kayaking | No injury to occupant, shark/s holded kayak | NO | Ryan Howell |
| USA | Santa Barbara County | 02-10-2014 | 11h30 | White shark | Kayaking | No injury to occupant, shark/s holded kayak | NO | Raul Armenta |
| AUSTRALIA | Kelpids Beach, Wylie Bay, Esperance | 01-10-2014 | 11h00 | 2 white shark: 13' & 9"8" | Surfing | Left arm & right hand severed, lacerations to both legs | NO | 23yo Sean Pollard |
| USA | Manomet Point, Plymouth, Plymouth County | 02-09-2014 | 18h00 | White shark, 12' to 14' | Kayaking | No injury, shark bit kayak | NO | 20syo Ida Parker & Kristen Orr |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Muizenberg | 31-07-2014 | 14h00 | White shark | Surfing | Lower limbs & thigh bitten | NO | 20yo Matthew Smithers |
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