List of all shark attacks in australia
Fatal Attacks
286
Unprovoked Attacks
960
Total Attacks
1374
There have been a total of 1374 shark attacks in AUSTRALIA. Out of those, 286 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 20.82%. 960 attacks came out of the blue while 414 have been provoked by humans.
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windang Beach | 16-01-2020 | 08h00 | "A small shark" | Surfing | Laceration ot left ankle and foot | NO | 59yo Will Schroeter |
| North West Island | 06-01-2020 | 17h30 | Lemon shark | Swimming | Lacerations to leg | NO | 7yo Miah Holmes |
| 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 | |
| North West Island | 29-12-2019 | 12h58 | Shovelnose "shark" which is a ray, not a shark) | Swimming | Minor injury to hand | NO | 30syo male |
| Shellharbour | 19-12-2019 | White shark | Fishing | PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | ||
| Exmouth | 05-12-2019 | 09h00 | Free diving | Arm bitten | NO | 57yo Peter O'Halloran | |
| Bargara | 29-11-2019 | 18h00 | Snorkeling | Lacerations to foot | NO | 30yo male | |
| Elliot Head, near Bundaberg. | 22-11-2019 | Spearfishing | Believed to have drowned. Partial remains washed ashore at North Beach, Mylestom, New South Wales on 17 December. Shark involvement prior to death could not be confirmed | NO | 38yo Andrew Page | ||
| Off Airlie Beach, Whitsundays | 28-10-2019 | 10h20 | Tiger shark | Snorkeling | Raddon’s right foot was severed and Maggs sustained serious lacerations to his lower right leg. | NO | 28 & 22yo Alistair Reddon & Danny Maggs |
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