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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.
Australia reported the second-highest number of total shark related incidents, with the annual average increasing from nine bites per year between 1990 and 2000 to 22 bites per year from 2010 to 2020. The reasons for the rise in shark bites, particularly in Australia, remain a topic of debate.
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
In Queensland there has not been a fatal attack on a netted beach since nets were introduced in the 1960s. [128] There has been an average of 20 shark attacks per year since 2010. [129] The Australian Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts states precautions which can be taken to reduce the risk of shark attacks. [130]
It was the third fatal shark attack in Australia this year. In January, a diver was killed near Esperance off the Western Australia state coast. In April, a shark fatally mauled a 23-year-old ...
Shark attacks are rare — there were 57 unprovoked shark attacks last year, five of which were fatal, according to International Shark Attack File. Australia was second to the U.S. in number ...
A 15-year-old surfer has died in the third fatal shark attack in the waters off South Australia state in recent months. Khai Cowley was attacked by a suspected great white shark Thursday while ...
Graph of fatal shark attacks in South Australia by decade (1850–2014) Five fatal shark attacks occurred in South Australian waters between the year 2001 and 2020. All fatal attacks have been attributed to Great white sharks. [1] On 8 February 2014, 28-year-old Sam Kellett was killed while spear-fishing 100m off Locksmith Beach near Edithburgh ...