List of all shark attacks in Western Australia
Fatal Attacks
32
Unprovoked Attacks
133
Total Attacks
197
There have been a total of 197 shark attacks in Western Australia. Out of those, 32 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 16.24%. 133 attacks came out of the blue while 64 have been provoked by humans.
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull Island / Esperance | 04-01-2020 | 13h00 | White shark | Scuba diving | FATAL | YES | 57yo Gary Johnson |
| Esperance | 01-01-2020 | 16h10 | Swimming after being swept off rocks | Probable drowning and scavenging | YES | 21yo Eric Birighitti | |
| Exmouth | 05-12-2019 | 09h00 | Free diving | Arm bitten | NO | 57yo Peter O'Halloran | |
| Burns Beach, Perth | 06-09-2019 | 09h00 | 14' white shark | Spearfishing | No injury, shark bit swim fin | NO | Joe Petrovich |
| North Cottesloe | 13-01-2019 | 11h30 | Wobbegong shark | Swimming | Minor injury to left foot | NO | 15yo Isabella Brett-Jensen |
| Pyramids Beach, Mandurah | 10-11-2018 | 08h40 | Sandtiger shark | Body Boarding | Injuries to lower left leg and foot | NO | 20yo Noah Symmons |
| Guillotines surf break, Shire of Augusta Margaret River | 23-10-2018 | 09h00 | Surfing | Knocked off board by a shark. No injury | NO | male | |
| Two Rocks near Three Mile Reef | 12-10-2018 | 12h00 | White shark, 5m female | Spearfishing | No injury, bumped by shark | NO | Steve Oakes |
| Gearys Beach | 27-04-2018 | 16h50 | Surfing | No injury, knocked off board by shark | NO | Adam Murray | |
| Surfers Point, Prevelly | 24-04-2018 | 09h30 | 3 m shark | Surfing | No injury, knocked off board by shark | NO | 60yo Rob Bruce |
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