List of all shark attacks in South Australia
Fatal Attacks
25
Unprovoked Attacks
66
Total Attacks
104
There have been a total of 104 shark attacks in South Australia. Out of those, 25 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 24.04%. 66 attacks came out of the blue while 38 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Beach, Adelaide | 15-12-2004 | 15h15 | 4.5 m & 5 m white shark | Scurfing (surfboard being towed behind a boat) | FATAL | YES | 18yo Nick Peterson |
| Goolwa Beach, Fleurieu Peninsula | 14-02-2003 | Dusk | "a small shark" | Wading | Ankle lacerated | NO | 37yo Damien Smith |
| Smoky Bay, near Ceduna, on the Eyre Peninsula | 29-04-2002 | 12h40 | White shark, 6m [20'] | Scallop diving (using surface-supplied air & a POD) | FATAL, torso & leg bitten | YES | 23yo Paul Buckland |
| Adelaide | 20-01-2001 | White shark, 4.3 m [14'] | Fishing | No injury to occupants | NO | 6 m boat, occupants John Winslet & customers | |
| 3 km off Port Victoria, Yorke Peninsula | 10-12-2000 | White shark, 4.5 m [14'9"] | Fishing for whiting | No injury to occupants | NO | 3.5 -metre fibreglass boat, occupants: Harry Ulbrich and another fisherman | |
| Ceduna | 19-11-2000 | Shark involvement not confirmed | Shipwrecked | Missing, thought to have been taken by a shark | NO | 47yo Danny Thorpe | |
| Black Point, Eyre Peninsula | 24-09-2000 | 13h00 | White shark | Surfing | FATAL | YES | 17yo Jevan Wright |
| Cactus Beach near Penong | 23-09-2000 | 07h30 | White shark, 4 m to 5 m [13' to 16.5'] | Surfing | FATAL | YES | 25yo Cameron Bayes |
| Point Sinclair, Cactus Beach near Penong | 31-01-2000 | 3 m [10'] shark | Surfing | Hand bitten | NO | 26yo Anthony Hayes | |
| Hardwicke Bay, Yorke Peninsula | 28-05-1999 | 14h30 | Thought to involve a white shark | Windsurfing | FATAL, body not recovered | YES | 22yo Tony Donoghue |
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