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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.

2010s

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Name, age Date Species Location; Comments
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Victim, age date species Attack details

2000s

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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]

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1990s

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1970s

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1970s

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1960s

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1950s

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1940s

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Victim, age date species Attack details


1930s

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1920s

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Victim, age date species Attack details

1910s

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1900s

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Name, age Date Species Location; Comments
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Before 1900

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Victim, age date species Attack details

See also

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References

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Footnotes
  1. ^ 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).
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