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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Phillip Bay | Shark involvement prior to death not confirmed | No details | Fatal or drowning or scavenging | NO | John W. Smith | ||
| Off Mooloolabah | Night | A 6.5' "blue-nosed shark" | Fishing | Hand bitten while landing shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Thomas Henry Durbridge | |
| Cooks Hill, Newcastle | 18h00 | Standing in waist-deep water | FATAL, right hand severed, large lacerations on thigh | YES | 28yo Edward Arthur Lane | ||
| Mordialloc | Thought to involve a 12' white shark | Fishing | FATAL, his 2.4 m dinghy was found with 2' x 3' hole in its side & tooth fragments embedded in the planking | YES | 50yo Charles Swan, a returned soldier | ||
| Brisbane | 12h00 | Swimming | Legs bitten | NO | 16yo Charles Jones | ||
| Wallamba River, near entrance to Wallis Lake | Whaler shark, 4 m [13'] | Fishing from launch, fell into net with shark | Bitten by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | David Emmerton | ||
| Port Hughes, 100 miles from Adelaide in Spencer Gulf | Spearfishing | No injury. Shark grabbed fish attached to his belt & towed him seaward. | NO | Jack Evans | |||
| Off Stradbroke Island | 7' to 8' shark | Fishing | Laceration to lower leg by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Mr. E.B. Port | ||
| Gay’s Corner, Bulimba Reach of Brisbane River | Morning | Wading to dinghy, carrying his son | Right hip, buttock, elbow, arm & wrist bitten | NO | 40yo Herbert Jack | ||
| Sydney Harbour | 15h30 | Canoeing | No injury. Shark grazed canoe, snapped at a piece of mast being trailed in the water & followed it into 2' of water | NO | "a youth" |
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