List of fatal shark attacks in Australia

This is a list of fatal shark attacks in Australia. The Australian Shark-Incident Database has recorded that between 1791 and April 2018 there were 237 fatal shark attacks in Australia.[1] In the two years of 2020 and 2021 there were 11 fatal shark attacks in Australia.[2]

New South Wales

Year Date Area Activity Victim Sex Age Injury Time Species Reference
1791 Port JacksonAboriginal womanFemale"bitten in two"3:00 AM [3]
1837 17 JanuaryMacleay RiverBathingAlfred Australia HoweMale12Killed by sharkEvening[4]
1840 DecemberOff The Domain, Sydney HarbourSwimmingMale[5]
1841 27 MarchCockatoo Island, SydneyBathingAndrew GogginMale14:00[6]
1845 26 DecemberNewcastleFishingJohn WilliamsMale[7]
1849 1 DecemberWoolloomooloo, Sydney Harbour (Estuary)BathingSailor from the steamship EagleMaleAfternoon[8]
1849 9 DecemberSydney HarbourMale[9]
1852 9 October (reported)CoalcliffFell overboardJames RogersMale[10]
1863 10 January"Bellynahinch" on the Manning RiverBathingJames BrownMale17Evening[11]
1871 Manning RiverMaleSevered legs[12]
1876 SydneyUnnamed boyMaleKilled by shark[13]
1876 14 MaySydney HarbourSwimmingFrederick BrownMale[14]
1877 12 DecemberNear SydneyWashed overboard from the barque Mary Eady2 malesMale[15]
1878 Balmain, Sydney (Estuary)Bathing in 2 feet of waterMale11Leg severed[16]
1882 23 January (reported)Darling Harbour, SydneyBathingGeorge SinclairMale[17]
1882 15 AprilLake MacquarieFishingMale[18]
1883 21 JanuaryIron Cove, SydneyBathingJohn EatonMale3705:30[19]
1883 19 DecemberParramatta RiverSwimmingCuthbert Vere LysaghtMale2112:00[20]
1888 DecemberHawkesbury Bridge, SydneyWorking on the bridge when he fell into the riverMr. RylandMale[21]
1888 9 DecemberIron Cove Bridge, Sydney (Estuary)SwimmingStephen CarterMale1113:00[22]
1887 4 DecemberRyde, Sydney (Estuary)Thomas Cochrane (William Charles Corkhill)Male11:3012 to 15 foot shark[23]
1895 27 FebruarySydney HarbourSwimmingJames Edward Clifton DonaldMale14[24]
1895 16 NovemberJervis BayFishingEdward BaileyMale[25]
1895 9 DecemberWest Balmain, SydneyBathingThomas John TerrillMale14[26]
1896 11 JanuaryJohnstone's Bay, SydneyBathingWilliam ReadyMale11Afternoon[27]
1898 26 July (reported)SydneySwimming after their boat capsizedMartin GunnerMale20[28]
1900 27 DecemberMiddle Harbour, SydneyBathingThomas HoustanMale[29]
1902 25 January (reported)Kerosene BayDangling feet in the waterJohn OgierMale[30]
1903 circaSwimming inside string of cedar logsArab boyMaleGrey Nurse Shark[31]
1903 10 JanuaryLane Cove River, Sydney Harbour (Estuary)Sydney JamesMaleTiger or Bull Shark[32]
1903 21 JuneGeorges RiverSwimmingWilliam PriceMale[33]
1906 28 JanuaryGeorges RiverBathingWilliam Joseph Dobson.Male31 or 3314:10Possibly a Bull Shark[34]
1907 23 DecemberMiddle Harbour, Sugarloaf Bay, Sydney (Estuary)BathingHenry JonesMaleBull Shark[35]
1909 15 December20 miles off SydneyFell overboardMr. WittMale
1910 26 JanuaryNewcastle HarbourAlfred Victor ClulowMale[36]
1912 26 JanuaryFig Tree Bridge, Lane Cove River, near SydneySwimmingJames Edward MorganMale2115:00Whaler Shark[37]
1915 1 JanuarySirius Cove, Sydney HarbourBathingWarren ToozeMale17[38]
1916 25 April (reported)Manly BeachSwimmingThomas HarringtonMale[39]
1916 8 DecemberSeven Shillings Beach, Middle Harbour, Sydney (Estuary)Taking wife to beach & about 1 m from the shoreWalter C. GermanMale41Right arm severed, chest punctured09:00[40]
1919 9 JanuarySirius Cove, Sydney HarbourWadingRichard SimpsonMale13Right thigh bitten07:30[41]
1919 7 DecemberPelican Island, Macleay RiverSwimmingJames RidleyMale47Left leg & calf bitten, leg surgically amputated05:30Possibly a Bull Shark[42]
1920 15 JanuaryThrosby Creek, NewcastleSwimmingDavid MillerMale12Leg attacked10:00[43]
1922 4 JanuaryStockton Beach, NewcastleSurfingJohn Manning RoweMale26Disappeared, then his shark-bitten remains washed ashoreEveningThought to be a shark[44]
1922 4 FebruaryCoogee, SydneySwimmingMilton CoughlanMale18Both arms & shoulder bitten15:30Thought to be a White shark[45]
1922 2 MarchCoogee, SydneyBathing in knee-deep waterMervyn GannonMale21Right hand severed, lacerations on left thigh & left hand, died in hospital of gas gangrene11:008-foot White Shark[46]
1922 26 AprilHawkesbury RiverSwimmingWilliam A. MunroMale[47]
1923 16 JuneBellambi ReefAttempting to swim ashore after rowing skiff was holed by sharkJ. RigbyMaleTaken by shark. Two other men drowned, only 1 man survived[48]
1923 2 NovemberBellinger HeadsFishingMaleThought to be a Shark[49]
1923 2 DecemberUrunga, Bellinger HeadsFishing, standing in waist-deep waterJames EltonMaleDisappeared, thought to have been taken by a shark[50]
1924 9 JanuaryNear Asbestos Works, Camellia, Sydney, Parramatta RiverHad just dived into water & was swimmingCharles BrownMale16Right thigh severely bitten, left arm lacerated16:00Said to be a 3 m (9.8 ft) grey nurse shark, but likely a Bull Shark[51]
1924 25 AprilKiamaFishing, fell in water & swimming strongly to shoreErnest ConroyMale20Partial remains recoveredAfternoon[52]
1925 12 MarchNewcastle BeachSwimmingJack CanningMale16Right forearm severed, lacerations from buttocks to heel15:15[53]
1927 15 miles up the Cataract RiverSwimmingMale10Shoulder bitten[54]
1927 3 JanuaryGrays Point, Port Hacking, SydneySwimmingMervwyn AllumMale15Leg bitten from thigh to ankle11:303.7 m (12 ft) shark[55]
1928 4 AprilCooks Hill, NewcastleStanding in waist-deep waterEdward Arthur LaneMale28Right hand severed, large lacerations on thigh18:00[56]
1929 12 JanuaryBondiBody surfingColin James StewartMale14Right thigh & hip bitten18:10[57]
1929 8 FebruaryBondiSwimmingJohn GibsonMale39Right thigh bitten, femoral artery severed16:00[58]
1929 18 FebruaryMaroubra Bay, SydneyBody surfingAllan ButcherMale20Both thighs lacerated, right foot, fingers and knee abraded, died of sepsis15:30[59]
1929 26 DecemberWhite Bay, near Bald Rock Jetty, Sydney HarbourDiving by wharfWilliam OakleyMale16Left arm severed above elbow, lacerations on chest, right thumb severed, left thigh lacerated to bone, abrasionsTiger Shark[60]
1930 DecemberParramatta RiverMale
1930 13 DecemberSailor Bay, Middle Harbour, SydneyFell overboardFrank KennyMale[61]
1934 12 MarchDee Why, north of QueenscliffSwimming in hip-deep waterFrank Athol RileyMale17Leg & buttocks removed15:00White Shark[62]
1934 1 AprilNorth SteyneSwimming in waist-deep waterLeon Ritson HermesMale15Right leg lacerated12:30White Shark[63]
1934 23 DecemberWoy Woy on the Brisbane WatersTaken as he dived into the waterRoy InmanMale1413:00Thought to be a Bull Shark[64]
1934 31 DecemberGeorges River at Moorebank, near Milperra BridgeSwimming (lead swimmer in race)Richard George SodenMale19Left leg bitten16:30[65]
1935 2 MarchNorth Narrabeen BeachStandingHerbert McFarlaneMale22Thigh bitten17:30Large White Shark[66]
1935 9 MarchMaroubra BeachSwimmingErnest MacDonaldMale27Left thigh, buttock, left forearm bitten, finger removed12:30Large White Shark[67]
1936 4 FebruarySouth Steyne, ManlySwimmingDavid PatonMale14Taken by shark, body not recovered. Twenty months later, in October 1937, meshing (setting anti-shark gill nets) began at metropolitan beaches15:00White Shark[68]
1936 12 DecemberThrosby Creek, NewcastleSwimmingGeorge LundbergMale15Leg severed at knee11:303.7 m (12 ft) shark[69]
1937 13 FebruaryBar Beach, NewcastleSwimmingJohn WelshMale32Buttocks, ankle & right elbow bitten15:20White shark[70]
1938 27 DecemberNorth Beach, Bellinger RiverSwimmingDaniel GrahamMale19Thought to have been taken by a shark[71]
1940 23 JanuaryNorth Brighton, Botany BaySwimmingMaxwell FarrinMale13Left leg severed10:40White Shark[72]
1940 4 FebruaryNorth Brighton, Botany BayWadingJohn William EkeMale55Injuries to both arms14:00White Shark ^[73]
1940 28 DecemberStockton Beach, NewcastleStanding on sandbankClarence HammondMale23Injuries to lower back09:00White Shark[74]
1942 4 JanuaryEgg Rock, Middle Harbour, SydneySwimmingZita SteadmanFemale28Bitten in two15:00Possibly a Bull Shark[75]
1942 26 DecemberBantry Bay, near Ironstone Point, Middle Harbour, SydneyDog paddling or standingDenise Rosemary BurchFemale15Legs bitten10:50Thought to be a Bull Shark[76]
1946 5 JanuaryOatley Bay near Como, George's RiverSwimmingValma TegelFemale14Left leg severed, right leg injuredSaid to be a 2.4 m (8 ft) Shark[77]
1947 8 NovemberMaria River, Port Macquarie, 12 miles from river mouthSwimmingEdwin ElfordMale12Leg severed at knee16:00Thought to be a Bull Shark[78]
1948 12 FebruaryStockton Beach, NewcastleSwimmingRonald JohnsonMale16Right thigh & leg bittenWhite Shark[79]
1949 23 JanuaryBar Beach, NewcastleLifesaving exhibitionRay LandMale2015:00White Shark[80]
1951 6 DecemberMerewether Beach, NewcastleTreading waterFrank Olkulich, the local surf-ski championMale2116:00[81]
1954 27 FebruaryThe Entrance, near GosfordSwimmingReg FabriziusMale23Right thigh bitten17:15White Shark[82]
1955 18 JanuaryWyargine Point, Edwards Beach, Balmoral Beach, SydneyHunting lobsters in 2.4 m of waterJohn WillisMale13Anterior left leg & right calf bitten, no tissue lost14:30Thought to be a Bronze Whaler Shark[83]
1955 5 FebruarySugarloaf Bay, Middle Harbour, SydneySwimmingBruno Aloysius RautenbergMale25Legs bitten14:35White Shark[84]
1955 9 MarchWamberalBody surfingNoel LangfordMale2218:00White Shark[85]
1960 16 JanuaryJust below Roseville Bridge, opposite Killarney picnic reserve, Middle Harbour, SydneyFree divingKenneth William MurrayMale13Right leg severed above knee, surgically amputated but died 9 days later15:30Thought to be a Bull Shark[86]
1963 28 JanuarySugarloaf Bay, Middle Harbour, SydneyWadingMarcia HathawayFemale32Right femoral artery severed, thigh, calf, buttock & left hand bitten13:30Bull Shark[87]
1966 20 MayJervis BaySinking of the dredge World AtlasKor Van HeldenMale40Night[88]
1966 20 May7 miles offshore on east coast of AustraliaShipwreckDaniel Mangel, seamanMale38Other human remains bitten by sharks, 13 people missingDarkThought to be a White Shark[89]
1982 7 MarchTallow Beach, Byron BaySurfingMartin FordMale20Legs bitten12:00[90]
1993 9 JuneJulian Rocks, Byron BayScuba divingJohn FordMale3109:30Great White Shark[91]
2008 8 AprilLighthouse Beach, BallinaBody boardingPeter EdmondsMale16Re investigation required.08:05Possibly a Bull Shark[92]
2013 30 NovemberRiecks Point, Campbell's BeachBody boardingZac YoungMale19Advice given at beach is a Great White attacked Zac. Shark then ID'd as a Tiger.14:00Great White Shark[93]
2014 3 AprilTathra BeachSwimmingChristine ArmstrongFemale63Eaten Whole08:50Great White Shark[94]
2014 9 SeptemberClarkes Beach, Byron BaySwimmingPaul WilcoxMale50Right leg attacked femoral artery severed.10:40Great White Shark[95]
2015 9 FebruaryShelly Beach, BallinaSurfingTadashi NakaharaMale41Legs taken off completely9:55Great White Shark[96]
2020 7 JuneSalt Beach, KingscliffSurfingRob PedrettiMale60Significant injuries to left leg, bitten in back of left thigh10:00Great White Shark[97][98]
2020 11 JulyWooli Beach, Wilsons HeadlandSurfingMani Hart-DevilleMale15Significant injuries to both legs14:30Great White Shark 14ft[99][100]
2021 18 MayTuncurry Beach, TuncurrySurfingMark SanguinettiMale59Bitten on upper thigh[101]
2021 5 SeptemberShelly Beach, Emerald BeachSurfingTimothy ThompsonMale31Significant arm injuries11:45[102]
2022 16 FebruaryBuchan Point, Little BaySwimmingSimon NellistMale35Injuries described as "catastrophic."16:35Great White Shark 15ft[103][104]

Northern Territory

Year Date Area Activity Victim Sex Age Injury Time Species Reference
1883 25 February (reported)Pearling bedsDivingMale[105]
1934 9 OctoberRedcliff, Cobourg PeninsulaBathingAboriginal womanFemale38[106]
1937 16 July (reported)Elcho IslandPearl divingJapanese hard hat diverMale[107]

Queensland

Includes Torres Strait
Year Date Area Activity Victim Sex Age Injury Time Species Reference
1853 Moreton BayFell into the waterJames Hexton, pilotMale[108]
1862 19 December (reported)Brisbane RiverTrying to catch a wounded birdMale[109]
1863 AprilCaloundra HeadsLaunching a boatMr. BarnsfieldMale2 sharks[110]
1872 26 FebruaryBramble ReefWreck of the 150-ton brig MariaSome were taken by sharks[111]
1880 25 NovemberPetrie Bight, Brisbane RiverSwimmingAlexey DruryMale12Feet bitten, surgically amputatedAfternoon[112]
1886 17 JuneOff Bribie HeadsSwimming after being washed overboardLacoonMale18[113]
1890 30 DecemberMoreton BaySwimming to shore after boat capsized by a squallC. Gregorybut death may have been due to drowning[114]
1892 Badu IslandDress divingMr. A. RotamanMaleBitten in two by shark that he molested with a knife. Buried at Batu Island. PROVOKED INCIDENT[115]
1898 28 December (reported)The NarrowsFell overboardJames WatersMale[116]
1901 30 JanuaryBrisbaneBathingJohn ThompsonMaleThigh bitten[117]
1903 12 MarchLogan RiverSwimmingWilliam BartlettMaleThought to be a Bull Shark[118]
1904 7 FebruaryBrisbaneSwimming after his hatGeorge GrantMale[119]
1906 14 AprilLizard IslandDiving for beche-de-merCharleyMale17[120]
1906 5 September (reported)MabiuagSwimmingSmithMale[121]
1907 3 FebruaryRoss CreekBathingWilliam WilliamsMale18Morning[122]
1907 18 October (reported)Near Thursday IslandBathingmale from the lugger TeazerMale[123]
1908 21 SeptemberThursday IslandFell from the jettyKong Choong TingMaleRemains recovered from 3 sharks[124]
pre–1909 Moreton BayFell into the waterLieutenant HextonMale[125]
1909 18 JuneMiddleton Reef, 300 nm from Brisbane1446-ton Norwegian barque Errol, bound from Peru to Newcastle with 22 on board wrecked. Survivors sheltered on the wreck of the Annasona. Subsequently, the Master, his wife & 4 children perished along with several crew. Survivors (5) were rescued 7/12/1909Master of the ErrolMaleonly his legs, still in sea-boots, were recovered[126]
1912 1 JanuaryRoss CreekBathingSamuel TristingMaleMorning[127]
1916 9 NovemberKissing Point Camp, TownsvilleBathingRobert Alexander PoultneyMale27Evening[128]
1916 10 NovemberTownsvilleSwimmingWalter GregsonMale06:00[129]
1918 19 SeptemberTownsvilleBathingJoseph BartlettMale22[130]
1919 5 JanuaryRoss River, TownsvilleWading (shrimping)Jack HoeyMale38Thigh bitten, leg amputated10:00[131]
1920 24 January (reported)Arlington ReefFree divingJapanese diverMale[132]
1920–1923 Great Barrier Reef3 Japanese diversMale[133]
1921 4 OctoberBarrier ReefDiving for beche-de-merYoichi SchamokMale22Left thigh bittenAfternoon[134]
1921 27 NovemberGay's Corner, Bulimba Reach of Brisbane RiverFell from his father's back into the waterGeorge JackMale8Disappeared, body not recoveredMorning[135]
1922 15 JanuaryRoss River, TownsvilleSwimmingRobert MilroyMale5417:30[136]
1922 5 DecemberPialba Beach near MaryboroughBathing in 3' to 4' of waterAlfred GassmanMale19Severe injuries to torso2.7 m [9'] "blue" shark[137]
1923 22 MayGreat Barrier ReefDiving?Keizo MasoyoMaleMidday[138]
1926 2 December (reported)Palm IslandDiving for trochusNorman SkeenMale[139]
1927 9 May (reported)Off CairnsWalkingQuassa, a Torres Strait IslanderMale[140]
1928 27 JanuaryDeliverance IslandRetrieving meat from a cage in the waterHarry EnvoldtMale78[141]
1928 20 FebruaryNear Barrow Point, QueenslandPearl divingWanewa, a Torres Strait IslanderMale[142]
1928 28 March (reported)BobMale[143]
1929 27 JanuaryAlma Bay, Magnetic Island, TownsvilleSwimmingHarry WeatherallMaleRight buttock lacerated, left arm severed above elbow, right forearm severed by shark, both arms surgically amputated17:30[144]
1929 12 MarchNear Dauan IslandBathingTorres Strait Islander schoolboyMale[145]
1929 4 AprilBadu IslandSwimming between boatsNed Luffman, a Torres Strait IslanderMale[146]
1929 9 AprilBadu IslandMale[147]
1929 1 SeptemberRoss River, TownsvilleFell from wharf into water & attacked immediatelyEdward William HobbsMale42Severe injuries to both legs[148]
1929 3 December (reported)TownsvilleMale50s[149]
1930 4 JuneNear Mabuiag IslandIbigan, a Torres Strait islanderMale[150]
1931 22 MarchRoss River, TownsvilleFishing with a cast netArthur TomidaMale19Left thigh severely bitten[151]
1931 1 AugustPort DouglasFell overboard?Llewellyn RobertsMale[152]
1932 12 MayNear Warrior ReefsPearl divingHenry Solomon, Cape York nativeMale[153]
1933 4 JanuaryStrand Beach, Kissing Point, TownsvilleSwimmingStanley Victor LocksleyMale38Severe abdominal wounds (Note: 14 days earlier a dog was bitten in two by a large shark)17:30[154]
1933 20 NovemberNear Boydong CayFree diving for trochusBili, a PapuanMaleRight buttock & thigh bitten3.4 m [11'] tiger shark[155]
1934 26 AugustOff Eva Island 20 miles from CardwellDived into sea from launch & bitten immediatelyRobert SteeleMaleBody was not recovered[156]
1934 22 OctoberWarrior ReefsFreediving for trochus shell (submerged)David Younger, Torres Strait IslanderMaleForearm lacerated & surgically amputated, but died of gas gangrene 13 days afterwards[157]
1935 13 AugustNear Warrior Reefs, QueenslandDiving for beche-de-mer from luggerBarani, a PapuanMaleRight buttock & thigh bitten[158]
1935 26 AugustAt Flat Top, near MackayFell overboard, hanging onto lifebuoyPatrick QuinnMale38His body was not recovered, but about 3 weeks later 2 sharks were caught with human remains, thought to be those of QuinnNight3.7 m [12'] shark[159]
1936 26 JuneNepean IslandDiving for trochus, but swimming on surfaceWillie, an aborigineMale162.4 m [8'] tiger shark[160]
1937 15 MayRoss River, TownsvilleRefused permission to cross on the ferry, he was swimming across the riverWilliam TennantMale33Left arm severed at elbow, right arm bitten, right leg severed at kneeNight2 days later a 600-lb shark was caught 100 yards from the site[161]
1937 27 OctoberKirra Beach, CoolangattaSwimmingNorman GirvanMale1817:30A 3.6 m [11 ft 10 in], 850-kg [1874-lb] female tiger contained Girvan's remains[162]
1937 27 OctoberKirra Beach, CoolangattaSwimmingJack BrinkleyMale2517:30Tiger shark[163]
1937 11 NovemberOta ReefDiving for trochusNelan KrisMale1712' shark[164]
1938 12 JulyOff Bathurst IslandHardhat diving from Japanese pearling lugger, Reiyo MaruOkadaMale25Dragged out of diving helmet[165]
1939 14 DecemberRubbish Dump Creek, MackaySwimmingFrank GurranMale20Left foot & right leg bitten, later surgically amputated12:152.6 m [8.5'] shark landed 2 hours later[166]
1943 14 MayOff BrisbaneHospital Ship Centaur torpedoed & sunk by the Japanese submarine I-177MaleAfter 04:00[167]
1945 15 JuneTrinity Beach, CairnsSwimmingE. J. McHughMale16:00[168]
1946 19 AprilTrinity Beach, CairnsSwimmingRobert McAuliffeMale1713:30[169]
1946 18 AugustEllis Beach, 20 miles from CairnsSwimming after a tennis ballPhillip South CollinMale30Body not recovered15:204.3 m [14'] shark[170]
1946 20 November40 miles off Thursday IslandPearl diving from luggerEsrona Johnson, Torres Strait islanderMale30Right arm severed[171]
1947 NovemberMoreton BayD. Smith78[172]
1948 26 DecemberKing's Beach, CaloundraTreading water, waiting for a waveEric KeysMale28Left hand severed, left leg arm bitten, tissue removed hip to knee11:30[173]
1949 17 AprilEllis Beach, 20 miles from CairnsBathing in water 0.9 m deepRichard Joseph MaguireMale13Left leg severed13:303.3 m [10 ft 10 in] shark[174]
1949 28 AugustYorkeys KnobSwimmingJames HowardMale34Right leg, thigh & fingers lacerated13:20[175]
1950 9 AprilCooper's PointSea Disaster, sinking of the fishing launch MavisJohn McDonaldMale50[176]
1950 16 DecemberPalm Beach North, 5 miles north of Burleigh Heads, BrisbaneTreading waterDesmond Quinlan, lifesaverMale20Lower abdomen severely bitten, left leg severed16:15[177]
1951 4 September (reported)Fitzroy River, near RockhamptonBody found on deserted luxury yacht, 38' ChristineDr. E. Al JoskeMale56Abdominal wounds & right leg severed at the hip[178]
1951 22 OctoberOcean baths, Kissing Point BeachSwimmingArthur James KenealeyMale42Leg severed, shark dragged him through hole in protective net19:10[179]
1954 4 SeptemberDarnley Island, Torres StraitSpearfishing, hunting crayfishKapua GutchenMale35After being bitten by shark, he was picked up by 85' trochus vessel Toorah that wrecked. His wounds reopened & he died9' shark[180]
1954 14 September (reported)Darnley Island, Torres StraitSpear fishingmaleMale[181]
1956 26 FebruaryPioneer River, near MackayDiving into waterBarry Keith AntoniniMale15Large amount of tissue removed from leg, artery severed11:001.8 m [6'] shark[182]
1958 23 NovemberSurfers ParadiseSwimmingPeter Gerard SpronkMale2115:1512' shark[183]
1959 19 DecemberOff Wynnum in Moreton Bay, near BrisbaneDived from dinghy to retrieve oar in heavy seasStanley Arthur MullenMale2906:00[184]
1961 18 DecemberNoosa HeadsSurfing, pushing board ashoreJohn Grayson AndrewsMale22Right wrist and hand bitten, left leg severed above knee06:15Next morning a 3 m [10'] shark was caught that had Andrews' leg in its gut[185]
1961 28 DecemberLambert's Beach, MackayStandingMargaret HobbsFemale18Right arm severed at shoulder, left hand severed, right thigh bitten & surgically amputated. Died day after the attack16:153 m [10'] shark[186]
1964 18 NovemberFingal Beach, near Tweed HeadsSwimming out to rescue swimmers in difficultyGlenthorne PriorMale2913:30[187]
1965 21 NovemberNear BrisbaneFishing from 34' boat when pulled overboard by hooked sharkGordon HobrookMale434.6 m [15'] shark[188]
1971 5 DecemberGladstoneGregory CarrollMale20[189]
1977 13 MarchNear Moreton Island in Moreton BayTheir 9 m launch was run down by a 25,000-ton Japanese freighter on the night of 3-11-1977 & they drifted, clinging to an icebox for 2 daysJohn HayesMale45[190]
1977 13 MarchNear Moreton Island in Moreton BayTheir 9 m launch was run down by a 25,000-ton Japanese freighter on the night of 3-11-1977 & they drifted, clinging to an icebox for 2 daysVictor BeaverMale74[191]
1977 23 AugustBuddina Beach, south of NoosaFloating on an inflatable raftGeorge WalterMale25Left arm severed, legs bitten[192]
1983 25 JulyOff Lodestone Reef, Great Barrier Reef, north of TownsvilleSwimming from the New VentureDennis Patrick MurphyMale24Shark bit leg, then dragged him underwaterNight5 m [16.5'] tiger shark[193]
1983 26 JulyOff Lodestone Reef, Great Barrier Reef, north of TownsvilleSwimming from the New VentureLinda Ann HortonFemale21Shark seized her by the chest and took her underwater04:005 m [16.5'] tiger shark[194]
1984 30 November1 km off Black's BeachSailing on catamaran & fell into the waterNicholas BosMale1612:33[195]
1988 7 NovemberOff North Keppel Island, off YeppoonThe Christie V sank on 11/6/1988, survivors were adrift on a dinghyCedric CoucomMale62Nightfall[196]
1988 8 NovemberOff North Keppel Island, off YeppoonThe Christie V sank on 11/6/1988, survivors were adrift on a dinghyBruce CoucomMale17When James Coucom, the lone survivor, was rescued, "2 sharks were pounding on the dinghy"Early morning[197]
1990 8 AprilDingo Reef, 80 nm off TownsvilleFree diving for trochusRobert BullenMale37Presumed fatal[198]
1992 1 OctoberNorth Point Beach, Moreton IslandSurfingMichael DochertyMale2814:30Great White Shark[199]
2002 16 DecemberLake Heron, Miami LakesSwimmingBeau MartinMale2302:30Thought to be a Bull Shark[200]
2003 8 FebruaryBurleigh Lake, Gold CoastSwimmingBob PurcellMale84Morning[201]
2004 11 DecemberOpal ReefSpearfishingMark ThompsonMale38Leg bitten13:00[202]
2006 7 JanuaryAmity Point, North Stradbroke IslandSwimmingSarah WhileyFemale21Attacked by multiple sharks, arms severed before she died.17:15Multiple Bull Sharks[203]
2014 15 DecemberRudder Reef, north-east of Port DouglasSpearfishingDaniel SmithMale18Devastating injuries to whole right side.11:30Requires further investigation.
2016 16 Februarynear Kennedy ShoalScuba divingSteven FosterMale54Went missing 16 February. Clothing and diving equipment belonging to Foster were recovered, suggesting he was taken by a shark.[204]
2018 5 NovemberCid Harbour, Whitsunday IslandsSwimmingDaniel ChristidisMale3317:30[205][206]
2020 6 AprilNorth West IslandSwimmingZachary RobbaMale23[207]
2020 4 JulyFraser IslandSpearfishingMatthew TrattMale3614:00[208]
2020 8 SeptemberGreenmount Beach, CoolangattaSurfingNick SlaterMale4617:00[209][210]

South Australia

Year Date Area Marine Waters Activity Victim Sex Age Injury Time Species Reference
1855 28 MarchPort Wakefield Gulf St. VincentFell overboard from the SobellaMaster ColemanMale[211]
1884 14 JanuaryPort Pirie, 230 km north of Adelaide Spencer GulfFell overboardMiss WarrenFemaleSaid to involve 2 sharks[212]
1926 17 MarchWest Beach, Brighton Gulf St. VincentSwimmingPrimrose WhyteFemale15:453.7 m [12'] "shovel nose shark" or 7-gill shark[213]
1936 22 JanuaryWest Beach, near Adelaide Gulf St. VincentSwimming. Passer-by, Len Bedford, heard him shriek, saw shark leap from the water & swimmer disappearedRay BennettMale1318:00Great White shark[214]
1962 9 DecemberCarrickalinga Head Gulf St. VincentSpearfishingGeoffrey Martin CornerMale16Right leg bitten thigh to calf14:30Great White Shark[215]
1971 5 SeptemberAdelaide Gulf St. VincentFishingLeslie Oswald HarrisMale51Shark bite was minor injury, but he suffered a heart attack afterwards and died 6 hours later[216]
1974 9 JanuaryStreaky Bay Great Australian BightDiving for abaloneTerry ManuelMale26Right leg severedGreat White shark[217]
1975 19 JanuaryCoffin Bay Great Australian BightSurfingDavid BarrowmanMale17Body not recovered[218]
1975 10 February(Point Sinclair) Penong Great Australian BightSwimming underwater from crayfish cage to a fishing baitWade ShipardMale12Right leg severed18:00Great White Shark[219]
1985 3 MarchWiseman's Beach, Peake Bay, Port Lincoln Spencer GulfFree diving for scallopsShirley Anne DurdinFemale33Bitten in half, decapitated and fully consumed.12:30Great White Shark 20 ft[220]
1987 18 SeptemberMarino Rocks, Adelaide Gulf St. VincentScuba Diving for scallopsTerrance GibsonMale47Great White shark[221]
1989 9 MarchWaitpinga Beach, near Victor Harbor Southern OceanSurfingMatthew FoaleMale27Thigh bitten20:15Great White Shark[222]
1991 8 SeptemberSnapper Point, Aldinga Beach, Adelaide Gulf St. VincentScuba divingJonathon LeeMale1915:00Great White Shark[223]
1998 28 JuneSouth Neptune Island Great Australian BightFree diving for abaloneDoug ChesherMale26Left thigh and lower leg severely injured14:00Great White Shark[224]
1999 29 MayHardwicke Bay, Yorke Peninsula Spencer GulfWindsurfingTony DonoghueMale22Body not recovered14:30Great White Shark[225]
2000 24 SeptemberCactus Beach near Penong Great Australian BightSurfingCameron BayesMale2507:30Great White Shark 16 ft[226]
2000 25 SeptemberBlackfellows Point, 5 km north of Elliston, Eyre Peninsula Great Australian BightSurfing (a seal was present among surfers)Jevan WrightMale1713:00Great White Shark 16 ft[227][228][229]
2002 30 AprilSmoky Bay, near Ceduna, on the Eyre Peninsula Great Australian BightScallop diving (using surface-supplied air & a POD)Paul BucklandMale2312:40Great White Shark[230]
2004 16 DecemberWest Beach, Adelaide Gulf St. VincentScurfing (surfboard being towed behind a boat)Nick PetersonMale1815:15Two Great White Sharks[231]
2005 24 AugustGlenelg, Adelaide Gulf St. VincentScuba divingJarrod StehbensMale2316:10Great White Shark[232]
2011 17 FebruaryOff Perforated Island, near Coffin Bay Great Australian BightDiving for abalonePeter ClarksonMale4918:20Two Great White Sharks[233]
2014 8 FebruaryOff Goldsmith Beach near Edithburgh, Yorke Peninsula Gulf St. VincentSpear-fishingSam KellettMale28Body never recovered.12:00Great White Shark[234][235]
2023 13 MayOff Walkers Rocks Beach, Eyre Peninsula Great Australian BightSurfingSimon BaccanelloMale46Body never recoveredGreat White Shark[236][237]

Tasmania

Year Date Area Activity Victim Sex Age Injury Time Species Reference
1820s circaSweet Water Point, Pittwater"Amphibious Jack"Male[238]
1831 22 January (reported)HobartBoat capsized, clinging to lineRobert DudlowMale[239]
1870 lateDerwent RiverCanoeingSub Lieut. Bowyer of H.M.S. ChileMaleShark bit canoe in half & bit man. Note: There is an earlier story of shark attack in same river[240]
1880 St George's BayMale[241]
1843-1844 Circa. Reported on 14 September 1883.Between Port Arthur Penal Colony & Forestier PeninsulaSwimming / escaping imprisonmentOwenMale[242]
1893 4 AprilChimney Point, George's BayBoat capsized, swimming ashoreJoseph MeredithMale16:30[243]
1905 25 MarchBridportBathingCharles Taylor[244]
1959 17 JanuarySafety CoveIn deep water about 100 yards from his shipBrian Derry, a Naval RatingMale2216:30Multiple White Sharks[245]
1975 30 JulyAdventure Bay, Bruny IslandScuba diving for abaloneRobert SlackMale37AfternoonGreat White Shark[246]
1982 28 FebruarySouth Cape BaySkindiving, but swimming on the surfaceGeert TalenMale32Body not recoveredGreat White Shark[247]
1993 5 JuneTenth IslandScuba diving at seal colonyTherese CartwrightFemale3510:55Great White Shark[248]
2015 25 JulyLachlan Point, Maria IslandScuba diving, collecting scallopsDamian JohnsonMale46Body not recovered - Attacked while surfacing as his daughter watched.7:00Great White Shark[249]

Victoria

Year Date Area Activity Victim Sex Age Injury Time Species Reference
1839 7 AugustSealer's Cove, Wilson's PromontorySwimming from capsized whale boatCaptain Wishart of the whaler WallabyMale39'...two wounds made by a shark, one about the middle of the right thigh, and the other, rather above the calf of the left leg.'[250]
1849 19 SeptemberWarrnamboolSwimminga sailor from the schooner BrotherMale[251]
1855 11 NovemberMelbourneSwimmingSeaman from whaling brig CurlewMale[252]
1858 14 MarchHobson BayBathingAdolphe BollanderMale2215:00[253]
1864 Corio Bay, Port Phillip Swimming Mr. Warren, Jr. Male Presumed but shark involvement not confirmed [254]
1876 6 FebruaryAlbert Park in Port Phillip BayBathingPeter RooneyMale18Rescued by man on horseback, but died on the beach[255]
1877 28 JanuaryEmerald HillBathingWilliam MarksMale30"The flesh on each leg, from the knee upwards, was entirely torn out, and there were bite marks of the two jaws of a large fish on one breast, and also on the back."[256]
1889 8 JulyPort PhillipFell into the waterMale[257]
1914 10 JuneSandringhamBathingMr. CroxfordMale43Afternoon[258]
1916 3 AprilCarrumClinging to overturned rowing boatMonte Robinson & Andrew McNeillMale17[259]
1930 15 FebruaryMiddle Brighton, Port PhillipDiving off pier & treading waterNorman ClarkMale1816:30White Shark[260]
1936 Port Phillip Bay, Port MelbourneSwimmingMale[261]
1936 1 DecemberMordiallocFishingCharles Frederick Swann, a returned soldierMale46Swann's 2.4 m dinghy was found with 2' x 3' hole in its side & tooth fragments embedded in the plankingGrey Nurse Shark[262]
1949 12 NovemberPort Phillip BayNo detailsJohn W. SmithMale[263]
1954 11 DecemberPoint LonsdaleSwimmingLawrence David BurnsMale2311:00[264]
1956 4 MarchPortsea Beach, near entrance to Port Phillip BaySwimming, attacked at surf carnivalJohn Patrick WishartMale2616:45Unknown species, 3.7 metre shark. Witnesses say there may have been another shark nearby[265]

Western Australia

Year Date Area Activity Victim Sex Age Injury Time Species Reference
pre–1903 Pearl divingAhmunMale[266]
pre–1903 Roebuck BayDivingMale[267]
mid–1870s CircaShark BaySitting on gunwale of boatAndrew FarmerMale[268]
1882 7 February (reported)Pearl divingNative diverMaleThigh bitten[269]
1882 12 May (reported)Pearl divingMalay diverMaleTorso bitten[270]
1895 3 June (reported)Barrow Passage, Barrow IslandPearl divingJapanese diverMale[271]
1896 1 NovemberEsperanceBoat swampedLouisMale[272]
1896 29 NovemberAlbanySwimmingDaviesMale[273]
1910 23 December (reported)FremantleShipwrecked pearling schoonerTheodore Anderson's captain & rest of crew taken by sharksMale[274]
1923 27 JanuarySwan River, Freshwater Bay, ClaremontSwimmingCharles Topsail RobertsonMale13Back of thigh bitten[275]
1923 23 NovemberCondon, 88 km NE of Port HedlandDry shellingSelim and Dea Opre, Koepang IslandersMaleDisappeared, partial remains of Selim was found, there was no trace of Dea Opre[276]
1925 22 NovemberCottesloe BeachFloating on his backSimeon (Samuel) EtteltonMale55Thigh & torso bitten, then shark charged rescue boat15:154 m [13'] female tiger shark[277]
1948 27 DecemberLancelin IslandSwimmingArthur StrahanMale17Disappeared while swimmingHis hand was found in a 2.4 m [8'] tiger shark caught 1/5/1949[278]
1967 19 AugustJurien BaySpearfishing, dived to pick up a float lineRobert BartleMale23"bitten in two"11:00Great White shark[279]
1993 21 NovemberA pearl farm in Roebuck BayHookah divingRichard Peter BisleyMale27 15:15Tiger shark caught 6 days later with diver's remains in its gut[280]
1995 11 SeptemberHoneymoon Island, near HopetounAbalone diving using Hookah (near calving whales)David Alan WeirMale29Head, shoulder and arm severed, remains recovered at Munglinup Beach on 9/13/199515:00Great White Shark[281]
1997 20 JanuaryGeraldtonWindsurfingWerner SchonhoferMale41Presumed, body not recovered, shark mutilated wetsuit & harness recovered18:004.5 m [14 ft 9 in] tiger shark[282][283]
2000 6 NovemberCottesloe Beach, PerthSwimmingKen CrewMale49Torso attacked leg torn off.06:30Great White Shark[284]
2004 10 JulyLefthanders Beach, Margaret RiverSurfingBradley Adrian SmithMale30Stomach and legs attacked14:10Two Great White Sharks[285]
2005 19 MarchWreck Point, Abrolhos IslandsSnorkelingGeoffrey BrazierMale2614:00Great White Shark[286]
2008 27 DecemberPort Kennedy BeachSnorkelingBrian GuestMale5107:00Great White Shark[287]
2010 17 AugustCowaramup BaySurfingNicholas EdwardsMale31Leg severed08:05Great White Shark[288]
2011 4 SeptemberBunker BayBody boardingKyle James BurdenMale21Eaten in half13:26Great White Shark[289]
2011 9 OctoberCottesloe BeachSwimmingBryn MartinMale6408:10Great White Shark[290]
2011 22 OctoberRottnest IslandDivingGeorge WainwrightMale3213:25Great White Shark[291]
2012 31 MarchStratham Beach, Geographe BayScuba divingPeter KurmannMale3309:30Great White Shark[292]
2012 14 JulyOff Wedge IslandSurfingBen LindenMale24Eaten whole. Shark attacked jet ski trying to retrieve Ben's body. 09:05Great White Shark[293]
2013 23 NovemberGracetownSurfingChris BoydMale35Left arm severed, flesh off the right leg. 09:00Great White Shark[294]
2014 30 December Cheynes Beach, near Albany Spearfishing Jay Muscat Male 17 Attacked at the leg-torso Midday Great White Shark [295]
2016 31 May Falcon Beach, Mandurah Surfing Ben Gerring Male 29 Leg torn off. Died days later. Dusk Great White Shark [296]
2016 5 June Between One and Three Mile reefs, Mindarie Diving Doreen Collyer [297] Female 60 Mauled to death. Late morning Great White Shark [298]
2017 17 April Kelp beds, Wylie Bay, Esperance Surfing Laeticia Maree Brouwer [299] Female 17 Leg torn off in front of father, mother and 2 sisters. Died at the scene. 16:00 Great White Shark [300]
2020 5 January Cull Island, Esperance Diving Gary Johnson[301] Male 57 Mauled while scuba diving 13:00 Great White Shark [302]
2020 9 October Kelp beds, Wylie Bay, Esperance Surfing Andrew Sharpe Male 52 Attacked whilst surfing, body never found, witnesses and damage to surfboard confirmed shark attack 16:00 Great White Shark [303][304]
2020 22 November Cable Beach, near Broome Bodyboarding Charles Cernobori Male 55 Bitten on thigh and severed hand 08:45 Tiger Shark [305][306]
2021 6 November Port Beach, Fremantle Swimming Paul Millachip Male 57 Separated in two and consumed 10:00 Great White Shark [307]
2023 4 February Swan River, North Fremantle Swimming Stella Berry Female 16 Injury to legs 15:00 Bull Shark suspected [308][309]

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