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
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelly Beach | 08-02-2015 | 10h00 | 3.5 to 4 m shark | Surfing | FATAL | YES | 41yo Tadashi Nakahara |
| Seven Mile Beach, Byron Bay | 07-02-2015 | 06h45 | 2 m to 3 m shark | Surfing | Laceration & puncture wounds to right flank & hip | NO | 35yo Jacob Reitman |
| Mereweather Beach | 04-02-2015 | 1.8 m shark | Bodysurfing | 5 minor puncture wounds to lower left leg | NO | Ben McPhee | |
| Flat Rock | 23-01-2015 | Surfing | No injury, surfboard dented | NO | Hamish Murray | ||
| Wategos Beach, Byon Bay | 18-01-2015 | Shark involvement not confirmed | Surfing & filming dolphins | Board snapped in two | NO | Diane Ellis | |
| Off Blacksmith Beach | 16-01-2015 | 13h45 | 5 m shark | Fishing | Shark bumped boat, no injury to occupants | NO | Boat: occupants: Tim Watson & Allan de Sylva |
| Mollymook Beach, Bannister Head | 15-01-2015 | 1.5 m shark | Filming | Bitten on hand & wrist | NO | 17yo Sam Smith | |
| Bherwerre Beach | 28-12-2014 | Morning | 2 m shark | Surfing | Lacerations to both feet | NO | Jeff Brown |
| Moonee Beach | 09-11-2014 | 06h30 | Surfing | Minor injury to lower leg and foot | NO | male | |
| Wallabi Point | 28-10-2014 | 18h00 | Surfing | Laceration to dorsum of left foot when he stepped on the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 20yo Ryan Hunt |
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