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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 ...
Paramedics responded to reports of a "serious shark bite incident" at Woorim Beach, a popular tourist destination in Queensland, around 4:45 p.m. local time, the Queensland Ambulance Service wrote ...
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 ...
According to the National Park Service’s incident reports dating back to 1989, there have been eight falling fatalities at the Grand Canyon related to people taking photos or posing for photos ...
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The International Shark Attack File is a global database of shark attacks. The file reportedly contains information on over 6,800 shark attacks spanning from the early 1500s to the present day, [1] and includes detailed, often privileged, information including autopsy reports and photos. It is accessible only to scientists whose access is ...
The Australian Shark Attack File [126] has recorded that since 1791 there have been 639 shark attacks in Australia with 190 of them being fatal. [127] Since shark netting began in 1937, the number of deaths from sharks on beaches has been reduced in New South Wales, with only one fatal attack on a netted beach during that time.