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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelly Beach, Ballina | 06-11-2018 | 06h45 | 5' shark | Surfing | 20 cm injury to left calf | NO | 42yo Lee Jonsson |
| Cid Harbor, Whitsundays | 04-11-2018 | 17h30 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 33yo Daniel Christidis | |
| Guillotines surf break, Shire of Augusta Margaret River | 23-10-2018 | 09h00 | Surfing | Knocked off board by a shark. No injury | NO | male | |
| Samurai Beach | 18-10-2018 | 07h00 | Bull shark? | Body Surfing | Injury to upper right arm | NO | 50yo Paul Kenny |
| Two Rocks near Three Mile Reef | 12-10-2018 | 12h00 | White shark, 5m female | Spearfishing | No injury, bumped by shark | NO | Steve Oakes |
| Swain Reef | 07-10-2018 | Afternoon | "reef shark" | Fishing | Injury to upper left arm by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 55yo Ian Hanson |
| Arrawarra Headland | 07-06-2018 | 2 m shark | Surfing | Minor injury to lower leg | NO | male | |
| Flat Rock, Ballina | 02-06-2018 | Kite surfing | No injury, board bitten | NO | Chris … | ||
| Cairns Aquarium | 23-05-2018 | Morning | Grey reef shark | Feeding sharks | Minor bite to hand by captive shark. PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 32yo male |
| Sharpes Beach, Ballina | 08-05-2018 | 10h30 | Shark involvement not confirmed | Surfing | No injury, surfboard damaged | NO | male |
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