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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Reef, north of Sydney | 26-12-2008 | 11h00 | White shark, 4m to 5m | Kayaking | No injury, shark struck kayak, catapulting him into the water | NO | 29yo Steve Kulcsar |
| Port Kennedy Beach | 26-12-2008 | 07h00 | 4 to 5m white shark | Snorkeling | FATAL | YES | 51yo Brian Guest |
| North Haven | 08-11-2008 | Bronze whaler shark | Fishing | No injury to occupant, shark bit dinghy & motor | NO | ||
| Oceanworld, Manley | 21-10-2008 | 17h20 | Grey nurse shark, 3m | Scuba diving | Small laceration to head from captive shark | NO | 34yo Steve Cloke |
| Darwin | 11-10-2008 | reef shark, 1.8m | Fishing | Right leg injured by hook and hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 50yo Geoff Johnson | |
| Lake Macquarie | 10-10-2008 | 15h30 | Surfing | No injury, board damaged | NO | 15yo male | |
| Near Croker Island | 14-09-2008 | 14h30 | Bronze whaler shark | Swimming | Right hand lacerated by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 43yo Quentin Gorrell |
| Clarks Beach, Byron Bay | 06-09-2008 | 12h00 | 3 m shark | Surfing | Shark became tangled in his surfboard leash. The surfer was not injured | NO | 51yo John Morgan |
| Tallow Beach, Byron Bay | 29-08-2008 | Surfing | No injury, bumped off board by the shark | NO | 29yo Ben Vining | ||
| Levys Beach | 29-07-2008 | 10h30 | 8' white shark or 7-gill shark | Surfing | No injury, surfboard leash severed | NO | 31yo Aaron Seare |
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