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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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelpies near Wylie Bay | 16-04-2017 | 16h00 | White shark | Surfing | FATAL | YES | 17yo Laeticia Brouwer |
| Mauds Point | 24-02-2017 | Morning | Bull shark, 1.5 | Snorkeling | Hand bitten | NO | female |
| Falcon Bay Beach, Mandurah | 23-02-2017 | Morning | Surfing | No injury, shark struck board | NO | male | |
| Bundegi Sanctuary Zone, Ningaloo | 23-12-2016 | Morning | a small shark | Snorkeling | Buttock bitten | NO | female |
| Trigg Beach | 13-12-2016 | 09h30 | Free diving | Punctures to left foot/ankle | NO | 61yo Tim Roberts | |
| Bunbury | 14-09-2016 | Fishing | Shark rammed boat. No injury to occupant | NO | Occupant: Ben Stratton | ||
| Injidup | 04-09-2016 | Late afternoon | Surfing | No inury, board broken in half by shark | NO | Fraser Penman | |
| Near Albany | 27-07-2016 | White shark | Kayaking | No injury, shark nudged kayak repeatedly | NO | Ian Watkins | |
| Coral Bay | 14-06-2016 | 5' shark | Spearfishing | No injury but shark punctured his wetsuit after he prodded it with his spear PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 19yo Brad Vale | |
| Mindarie | 04-06-2016 | 11h30 | 3+ m shark | Diving | FATAL | YES | 60yo Doreen Collyer |
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