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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Keppel Island | 16-11-1995 | Survived | NO | Roberto Giordan | |||
| Pialba, Hervey Bay | 10-10-1995 | 14h30 | 4 m shark | Playing / standing | Laceration to thigh | NO | 15yo Lisa Mott |
| Honeymoon Island, near Hopetown | 10-09-1995 | 15h00 | White shark | Abalone diving using Hookah (near calving whales) | FATAL, head, shoulder and arm severed, remains recovered at Munglinup Beach on 9/13/1995 | YES | 29yo David Alan Weir |
| Bernier Island, Shark Bay | 17-05-1995 | No details | NO | Hutchins | |||
| Honeysuckle Point, Eden | 08-04-1995 | Wobbegong shark | Diving | No injury, shark took swimfin | NO | David Malone | |
| Clark Island, Sydney Harbour | 20-03-1995 | Surf skiing | No injury, knocked off board by shark | NO | Mary Meagher | ||
| Cactus Beach | 10-03-1995 | 07h30 | Bronze whaler shark, 2 m | Surfing | Left arm lacerated | NO | 35yo Andy McBain |
| Gladstone Reef | 31-12-1994 | Leopard shark | Snorkeling | No injury, grabbed byshark after he pulled its tail PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | male | |
| Hinchinbrook Channel, Queensland | 08-12-1994 | Invalid | Murder victim | Shark scavenged on his corpse | NO | 44yo Peter Saibura | |
| Albany | 11-01-1994 | 07h30 | White shark | Fishing | No injury to occupants, shark bit anchor and ladder | NO | 5 m aluminum boat, occupants: Ben Turnbull, Lia & Neville Parker |
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