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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.
The number of fatal shark attacks globally in 2023 hit an “unnerving” spike, according to a new report. ... In May 2023, another teenager was killed by a bull shark in a river in Perth, Australia.
Our annual shark bite report for 2024 is now available online. There were only 47 unprovoked attacks, down 21 from the previous year and well below the 10-year average of 70.
The Bahamas have had 34 unprovoked shark attacks dating back to 1580, according to the Florida Museum's International Shark Attack File. This makes the Bahamas the ninth-highest of all the tracked ...
The attack by the 8–11-foot (2.4–3.4 m) tiger shark occurred in 10–15 feet (3.0–4.6 m) of water and was witnessed by victim's snorkeling partner and groundskeeper. Morrell's body was recovered and later autopsied at Maui Memorial Hospital by the County Coroner.
Lists of fatal shark attacks include: List of fatal shark attacks in Australia; List of fatal shark attacks in Réunion; List of fatal shark attacks in South African territorial waters; List of fatal shark attacks in the United States
Of those 69 attacks, two were fatal — one in California and the other in Hawaii. There was a 12.2% drop in reported shark bites in 2023 compared to 2022. South Carolina had two reported shark ...
In June 2016 a drum line was set off Falcon Beach in Mandurah following a fatal shark attack on a local surfer. A 4.2-metre (13 ft 9 in) great white was killed and disposed of at sea. A few days later a 60-year-old female diver was killed by a shark in Mindarie, north of Perth, and drum lines were set in that area. [citation needed]