Draft List of fatal, unprovoked shark attacks in Australia Based on List of fatal, unprovoked shark attacks in the United States
This is a list of fatal, unprovoked shark attacks that occurred in Australian waters by decade in reverse chronological order. Fatal shark attacks that resulted from provocation (e.g. shooting the shark with a speargun) are not included; neither are attacks that occurred outside Australianl waters.
Four species of sharks account for the vast majority of fatal attacks on humans: the bull shark, tiger shark, oceanic whitetip shark and the great white shark.
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| Nicholas Edwards, 31 | August 17, 2010 | unknown |
Gracetown, a popular surf break near
Margaret River, in
Western Australia's
South West.
A witness reported "[The] back half of his leg was totally chomped. It looked like one bite. It looked like a big shark bite." A Department of Fisheries, spokesperson said whaler species and great whites are known to inhabit the area. [1] |
| Peter Edmonds, 16 | April 8, 2008 | unknown | Lighthouse Beach in
Ballina on the
New South Wales
North Coast.
A 16-year-old boy died as a result of a shark attack that took place around 8:15am. [1] The teenager, was body-boarding with a friend at the time. [1] |
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- Shark attack
- Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916
- Great white shark
- Tiger shark
- Bull shark
- Oceanic whitetip shark
- Shark
- Footnotes
- ^ a b c "Witnesses tell of 'horrific' shark attack". abc.net.au. August 17, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-11. Cite error: The named reference "abc" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- Bibliography
- Allen, Thomas B. (2001). Shark Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance. New York, NY: The Lyons Press. p. 312. ISBN 9781585741748. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
Draft List of fatal, unprovoked shark attacks in Australia Based on List of fatal, unprovoked shark attacks in the United States
This is a list of fatal, unprovoked shark attacks that occurred in Australian waters by decade in reverse chronological order. Fatal shark attacks that resulted from provocation (e.g. shooting the shark with a speargun) are not included; neither are attacks that occurred outside Australianl waters.
Four species of sharks account for the vast majority of fatal attacks on humans: the bull shark, tiger shark, oceanic whitetip shark and the great white shark.
| Name, age | Date | Species | Location; Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victim, age | date | species | Attack details |
| Victim, age | date | species | Attack details |
| Name, age | Date | Species | Location; Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Edwards, 31 | August 17, 2010 | unknown |
Gracetown, a popular surf break near
Margaret River, in
Western Australia's
South West.
A witness reported "[The] back half of his leg was totally chomped. It looked like one bite. It looked like a big shark bite." A Department of Fisheries, spokesperson said whaler species and great whites are known to inhabit the area. [1] |
| Peter Edmonds, 16 | April 8, 2008 | unknown | Lighthouse Beach in
Ballina on the
New South Wales
North Coast.
A 16-year-old boy died as a result of a shark attack that took place around 8:15am. [1] The teenager, was body-boarding with a friend at the time. [1] |
| Victim, age | date | species | Attack details |
| Name, age | Date | Species | Location; Comments |
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| Victim, age | date | species | Attack details |
| Victim, age | date | species | Attack details |
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| Victim, age | date | species | Attack details |
| Victim, age | date | species | Attack details |
- Shark attack
- Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916
- Great white shark
- Tiger shark
- Bull shark
- Oceanic whitetip shark
- Shark
- Footnotes
- ^ a b c "Witnesses tell of 'horrific' shark attack". abc.net.au. August 17, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-11. Cite error: The named reference "abc" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- Bibliography
- Allen, Thomas B. (2001). Shark Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance. New York, NY: The Lyons Press. p. 312. ISBN 9781585741748. Retrieved 26 October 2010.