User:AlexToowoomba/Darft Oz Fatal Shark Attacks

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

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

2000s

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.
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. The teenager, was body-boarding with a friend at the time.
Victim, age	date	species	Attack details

1990s

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

1970s

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

1970s

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

1960s

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

1950s

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

1940s

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

1930s

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

1920s

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

1910s

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

1900s

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

Before 1900

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

See also

For a topical guide, see Outline of sharks.

• Shark attack
• Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916
• Great white shark
• Tiger shark
• Bull shark
• Oceanic whitetip shark
• Shark

References

Footnotes

Bibliography

• Allen, Thomas B. (2001). Shark Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance. New York, NY: The Lyons Press. p. 312. ISBN 9781585741748. Retrieved 26 October 2010.