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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.
Bull shark: An Australian navy diver was attacked by a shark whilst training near Garden Island in Sydney Harbour. He lost an arm and a leg in the attack. [28] [29] Dirk Avery, 52, November 2000 Great white shark: Dirk Avery, a friend of Ken Crew, was badly wounded by his legs when he tried to defend him from the shark. Ken Crew lost his leg ...
Many of South Australia's fatal shark attacks have been attributed to the Great white shark. A total of 24 people have been killed by sharks in South Australian waters since the establishment of the colony in 1836. Prior to 2014, there had been 82 recorded shark attacks in South Australia. 20 of those have involved a single fatality. Victims ...
The woman was bitten on the leg by a suspected bull shark, in a rare incident for inner Sydney. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
A surfer is fighting for his life in the hospital after he was attacked by a shark off Australia’s east coast, police said Friday. Surfer fights for his life after shark attack in Australia Skip ...
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For example, see the discussion on the Mick Fanning#Shark attack section. I note that the International shark attack file is the main source for a definition of a "shark attack" and they have not changed their wording. Even the Taronga Park Zoo described their web page as the "Australia's leading source of shark attack data".
A shark attacked and killed a teenaged boy in the waters off a holiday and surfing spot on Australia's south coast, police said on Thursday. The body was pulled from the water after the attack ...