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.
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Non Fatal
| Country | Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH AFRICA | Hangklip, False Bay | 04-05-1979 | 14h00 | White shark, 2.5 m [8.25'] | Spearfishing | Shark rammed diver after he shot it in the head PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 25yo Piet Boonzaaier |
| USA | Ano Nuevo Island, San Mateo, County | 10-03-1979 | 10h00 | White shark, 4 m to 5 m [13' to 16.5'] | Scuba diving (submerged) | No injury, swim fin bitten | NO | Calvin Sloan |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Sodwana | 11-12-1978 | 16h45 | White shark, 2.3 m [7.5'], tooth fragment recovered | Spearfishing | FATAL, legs bitten | YES | 23yo Phillip 'Flip' Steenkamp |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Miller's Point, False Bay | 26-09-1978 | 16h00 | White shark, 3.7 m [12'] | Spearfishing | No injury, shark took his catch, then towed & pushed diver through the water | NO | 27yo Erik Lombard |
| ITALY | Capo d'Anzio | 15-09-1978 | 11h00 | White shark, 5 m [16.5'] | Diving | No injury | NO | Fabrizio Marini |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Miller's Point, False Bay | 18-02-1978 | White shark | Diving | No injury, rammed by shark | NO | Nicky Alberts | |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Macassar, False Bay | 30-11-1977 | 3 m [10'] white shark (Tooth recovered from boat) | Fishing for bottom fish | No injury to occupant: shark bit boat's port chine | NO | boat, occupant: Danie Schoeman | |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Bluegums Rock, Partridge Point | 29-10-1977 | 16h00 | White shark, 5 m [16.5'] | Spearfishing | No injury, shark bit speargun & pushed diver through the water | NO | 25yo Andre Hartman |
| AUSTRALIA | Cactus Beach, near Ceduna | 30-08-1977 | 16h00 | White shark | Surfing | Board rammed & bitten, left thigh lacerated | NO | 17yo Philip Horley |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Off Macassar Beach | 18-08-1977 | 13h30 | White shark | Fishing | Shark leapt into boat, pinning Mamacos beneath and fracturing his pelvis, then trashed the boat rendering it inoperable | NO | 6 m skiboat, occupants: Alex Mamacos, Noel Glintenkamp, Tony Mountifield & Dillon Alexandra |
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