List of all shark attacks in New South Wales
Fatal Attacks
99
Unprovoked Attacks
346
Total Attacks
498
There have been a total of 498 shark attacks in New South Wales. Out of those, 99 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 19.88%. 346 attacks came out of the blue while 152 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
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Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpes Beach, Ballina | 25-07-2016 | 12h00 | Surfing | No injury. Leg rope severed, knocked off board by shark | NO | 18yo Curran See & Harry Lake | |
| Kingscliff | 01-06-2016 | Bronze whaler sharks x 3 | Spearfishing | No injury, but sharks repeatedly hit their fins and guns | NO | Waade Madigan and Dr Seyong Kim | |
| First Sun Beach, Byron Bay | 18-04-2016 | 12h00 | Wobbegong shark | Swimming | Minor puncture wound to foot | NO | 12yo Zak Kedem |
| Bombo Beach | 29-03-2016 | 19h00 | Surfing | Severe injury to thigh | NO | 22yo Brett Connellan | |
| North Cronulla Beach | 27-03-2016 | 11h00 | Surfing | No injury, board dented | NO | 41yo Roie Smyth | |
| Hams Beach | 03-02-2016 | Late afternoon | Windsurfing | No injury, shark bit board | NO | 40yo Andrew Morris | |
| Bondi Beach | 20-12-2015 | 07h00 | Bronze whaler shark, 6' | Surfing | No injury, shark leapt on surfboard | NO | 43yo Dean Norburn |
| Lake Macquarie | 12-12-2015 | 10h30 | White shark, 3.5 m | Fishing | No injury, shark rammed boat & bit motor | NO | 6 m boat: occupants Stephen & Andrew Crust |
| East Ballina | 09-11-2015 | 18h15 | Bull shark, 2.8 to 3.1 m | Surfing | Injury to left thigh | NO | 20yo Sam Morgan |
| North Shelly Beach | 07-09-2015 | 06h15 | 6' shark | Surfing | Minor laceration to hand | NO | 42yo Justin Daniels |
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