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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swan River | 19-02-1968 | Late afternoon | Swimming | Thigh lacerated | NO | 14yo Ingrid Germanis | |
| Cape Jervis | 03-02-1968 | 18h30 | Bronze whaler shark, 3 m [10'] | Spearfishing | No injury, speargun bitten | NO | 26yo Howard Forster |
| Brunswick Heads | 01-02-1968 | Survived | NO | R. Vidler | |||
| Cheviot Beach, Portsea, Port Phillip Bay | 16-12-1967 | A.M. | Swimming | FATAL, presumed taken by a shark, body not recovered | YES | 59yo Prime Minister Harold Holt | |
| Wollongong | 29-11-1967 | Grey nurse shark | Freediving | Recorded as PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 15yo Jeff Short | |
| Surfer's Paradise | 29-11-1967 | Grey nurse shark | Arm lacerated | NO | 18yo Jan Ligrov | ||
| Jurien Bay | 18-08-1967 | 11h00 | White shark | Spearfishing, dived to pick up a float line | FATAL, "bitten in two" | YES | 23yo Robert Bartle |
| Jervis Bay | 09-08-1967 | Night | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Anti-sabotage night dive exercise alongside destroyer (Scuba diving) | Disappeared, no trace of men or equipment, shark attack considered | NO | ? & 19yo J.T. Hales and Kenneth J. Hislop, Australian Navy frogmen |
| Aquarium | 08-05-1967 | Afternoon | Grey nurse shark | Feeding a shark | Recorded as PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 22yo Rod Stanley |
| Geelong | 11-03-1967 | 15h00 | Grey nurse shark | Spearfishing | Speared shark lacerated his arm PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 36yo Brian Marendaz |
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