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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km north of Lancelin, north of Perth | 04-07-1975 | 2.4 m [8'] whaler shark | Spearfishing | Speared shark bit his arm between elbow and shoulder PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 29yo Dennis Thompson | |
| Mornington Island | 17-03-1975 | Hand bitten | NO | female | |||
| Southport Aquarium | 12-03-1975 | Bronze whaler shark, 6' | Diving & force-feeding the shark | Laceration to thigh by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 18yo William Hookway | |
| (Point Sinclair) Penong | 09-02-1975 | 18h00 | White shark, 3 m [10'] | Swimming underwater from crayfish cage to a fishing bait | Right leg severed FATAL | YES | 12yo Wade Shipard |
| Anglesea | 08-02-1975 | Carpet shark, 10' | Crayfishing | Puncture wounds to right shoulder | NO | 45yo John Lear | |
| Currumbin Rock | 06-02-1975 | Survived | NO | M. Worman | |||
| Coffin Bay | 18-01-1975 | Surfing | FATAL, body not recovered | YES | 17yo David Barrowman | ||
| Geographe Bay | 11-12-1974 | Survived | NO | 32yo G. Allen | |||
| Junpinpin, off Stradbroke Island | 31-08-1974 | 3.3 m fishing boat sank. Treveluwe & Peter Hodgson (wearing lifejackets) were drifting in the current | Missing, believed taken by a shark | NO | 30yo Adrian Treveluwe | ||
| Streaky Bay | 08-01-1974 | White shark | Diving for abalone | FATAL, right leg severed | YES | 26yo Terry Manuel |
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