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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emu Channel | 31-12-1973 | Bronze whaler shark, 4' | Spearfishing | 8 to 10 puncture marks around knee | NO | Glen Tunbridge | |
| Swan River | 24-11-1973 | Survived | NO | Copley | |||
| Gin Arm Creek | 02-11-1973 | Knee lacerated | NO | a Solomon Islander | |||
| Palm Cove Beach | 26-08-1973 | NO | 21yo G. Cole | ||||
| Point Lookout, Stradbroke Island | 24-08-1973 | 12' shark | Surfing | Right foot severed | NO | 16yo Bruce Lawlor (or Lawler) | |
| Palm Island | 25-03-1973 | Survived | NO | Stuart Baddock | |||
| Currumbin Rock | 20-12-1972 | Hand bitten | NO | Mark Worman | |||
| Marineland, Sydney | 07-12-1972 | PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 24yo R. Bartlett | |||
| Stevens Reef, 70 miles from Mackay | 20-10-1972 | Spearfishing | Right arm bitten | NO | 24yo Norman Hargreaves | ||
| Tabourie Beach | 20-10-1972 | Bronze whaler shark, 10' | Surfing | Lacerations to thigh & buttocks | NO | 19yo Terry Cooper |
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