List of all shark attacks in Victoria
Fatal Attacks
14
Unprovoked Attacks
58
Total Attacks
92
There have been a total of 92 shark attacks in Victoria. Out of those, 14 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 15.22%. 58 attacks came out of the blue while 34 have been provoked by humans.
Provoked
Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Beach | 27-12-2014 | Morning | 1.5 m shark | Fishing | Laceration to calf when he fell on shark he had caught PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 40syo male |
| Winkipop Beach | 17-03-2014 | Morning | Surfing | Shark leapt onto surfboard; surfer uninjured | NO | 42yo Mark Byrne | |
| Flinders, Mornington Penisula | 01-07-2013 | Body surfing | No injury, holes in wetsuit | NO | 29yo Jimmy McDonald-Jones | ||
| Cape Nelson | 25-01-2013 | White shark, 5m | Fishing | No injury to occupants, shark bit propeller | NO | Occupants: Andrew & Ben Donegan & Joel Ryan, | |
| Ship's Graveyard off Point Lonsdale | 06-07-2012 | 15h00 | Scuba diving | Cause of death was drowning & preceded shark involvement | NO | 42yo Karen Lee | |
| Port Campbell | 11-06-2012 | Morning | 1.5 m shark | Surfing | Laceration to right foot | NO | 42yo Mike Higgins |
| Shipwreck Cove, Melbourne Aquarium | 05-03-2012 | 11h30 | Tawny nurse shark, 40cm | Diving, feeding sharks | Superficial lacerations to right side of face PROVOKED ACCIDENT | NO | 34yo female |
| Elwood Beach | 18-10-2011 | 16h00 | Port Jackson shark, 1m | Diving | Small bruise to calf | NO | 50yo Andrew Houston |
| Geelong | 21-01-2010 | 07h30 | Surfing | Lacerations to right hand | NO | Dr. Pat Lockie | |
| Portland | 29-10-2009 | Morning | White shark, 4m | Kayaking | No injury, shark bit kayak | NO | 27yo Rhys Gadsden |
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