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List of all shark attacks by Great White shark

Fatal Attacks

144

Unprovoked Attacks

490

Total Attacks

647

Great White shark is responsible for 647 attacks. Out of those, 144 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 22.26%. 490 attacks came out of the blue while 157 have been provoked by humans.

Provoked

Unprovoked

Fatal

Non Fatal

CountryLocationDateTimeSpeciesActivityInjuryFatalPerson
AUSTRALIA Two Rocks near Three Mile Reef 12-10-2018 12h00White shark, 5m femaleSpearfishingNo injury, bumped by sharkNO Steve Oakes
USA Oceanside, San Diego County 24-06-2018 18h00White sharkPaddlingNo injury to occupant, outrigger canoe and paddle damagedNO 57yo Julie Wolfe
AUSTRALIA South Point, Gracetown 23-04-2018 AfternoonWhite shark, 3.5 mSurfingNo injury, shark struck his legNO Nathan Burch
SOUTH AFRICA Robberg Beach, Plettenberg Bay 21-04-2018 09h40White shark, 2.5 mPaddle-skiingNo injury, shark bit hole in skiNO 33yo male
SOUTH AFRICA St. Francis Bay 02-04-2018 15h00White sharkSurfingLacerations to left knee & lower legNO 19yo Ross Spowart
AUSTRALIA Little Congwong Beach, La Perouse 22-02-2018 19h00, DuskJuvenile white shark, 2.7 to 3.2 mSwimmingLaceratons to right leg & footNO 55yo Anna Shurapey
AUSTRALIA Martin Islet 12-01-2018 White shark, 3.5 mFree divingNo injury, shark took his swimfinNO 28yo Callum Stewart
USA Stillwater Cove, Monterey County 23-11-2017 13h45White shark, 4.6 mSpearfishingRight leg bittenNO 25yo Grigor Azatian
AUSTRALIA Normanville 21-10-2017 AfternoonWhite shark, 4.5 mKayaking / FishingMinor injuriesNO 15yo Sarah Williams
AUSTRALIA Gracetown 24-09-2017 18h00White shark, 3.5 mSurfingNo injury, board damaged by sharkNO Catherine Vissers
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