r/TheSharkAttackFiles

December 7, 1952
Pacific Grove, Monterey Bay
Victim: Arthur Lyle Wilson
Age: 17
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Major Lacerations (Torso/Legs)
Species: White Shark

April 28, 1957
Atascadero Beach, Morro Bay
Victim: Peter Savino
Age: 25
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

June 14, 1959
La Jolla Cove, San Diego
Victim: Robert Lyell Pamperin
Age: 33
Activity: Snorkeling/Collecting Scallops
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

May 7, 1959
Baker Beach, San Francisco
Victim: Albert Kogler Jr.
Age: 18
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Major Lacerations (Torso/Leg)
Species: White Shark

December 19, 1981
South Moss Beach, Monterey Bay
Victim: Lewis Archer Boren
Age: 24
Activity: Surfing
Injury: Major Lacerations (Torso)
Species: White Shark

September 15, 1984
Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay
Victim: Omar Conger
Age: 28
Activity: Abalone Diving
Injury: Major Lacerations (Legs/Torso)
Species: White Shark

January 26, 1989
Malibu, Los Angeles
Victim: Tamara McAllister & Roy Stoddart
Age: Both 24
Activity: Kayaking/Shark Attacked Kayak
Injury: Major Lacerations (Thigh) & Unknown
Species: White Shark

December 9, 1994
Harris Point, San Miguel Island
Victim: James Robinson
Age: 42
Activity: Snorkeling/Collecting Urchins
Injury: Major Lacerations (Legs)
Species: White Shark

August 19, 2003
Avila Beach, San Luis Obispo
Victim: Deborah Blanche Franzman
Age: 50
Activity: Swimming/Alongside Seals
Injury: Major Lacerations (Legs)
Species: White Shark

August 15, 2004
Kibesillah Rock, Mendocino
Victim: Randy Fry
Age: 50
Activity: Abalone Diving
Injury: Decapitated
Species: White Shark

April 25, 2008
Solana Beach, San Diego
Victim: David Roger Martin
Age: 66
Activity: Swimming (Triathlon)
Injury: Major Lacerations (Legs)
Species: White Shark

October 22, 2010
Surf Beach, Santa Barbara
Victim: Lucas Ransom
Age: 19
Activity: Boarding
Injury: Leg Severed
Species: White Shark

October 23, 2012
Surf Beach, Santa Barbara
Victim: Francisco Javier Solorio
Age: 39
Activity: Surfing
Injury: Major Lacerations (Torso)
Species: White Shark

May 9, 2020
Manresa Beach, Monterey Bay
Victim: Ben Kelly
Age: 26
Activity: Surfing
Injury: Major Lacerations (Leg)
Species: White Shark

December 24, 2021
Strand Beach, Morro Bay
Victim: Thomas Butterfield
Age: 42
Activity: Boarding
Injury: Major Lacerations (Torso/Head)
Species: White Shark

October 1, 2023
Wildcat Beach, Point Reyes
Victim: Felix Louis N'Jai
Age: 52
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

December 21, 2025
Pacific Grove, Monterey Bay
Victim: Erica Fox
Age: 55
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Limbs Severed (Leg/Arm)
Species: White Shark

Predation Percentage

California Total: 17
Recovered: 14
Consumption: 3
Ratio: 17%

Activity Statistics

Swimming: 7
Surfing: 5
Abalone Diving: 2
Snorkeling: 2
Kayaking: 1

Attacks By Century/Decade

20th Century
1950s: 4
1980s: 3
1990s: 1
Total: 8

21st Century
2000s: 3
2010s: 2
2020s: 4
Total: 9

February, 1849
Dunsborough, Geographe Bay
Victim: Male (Whaler)
Activity: Jumped Overboard/Removing Harpoon
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

1875
Shark Bay, Gascoyne
Victim: Andrew Farmer
Activity: Boating/Feet In Water
Injury: Major Lacerations (Legs)
Species: Tiger Shark

May, 1882
Ninety Mile Beach, Broome
Victim: Malayan Male
Activity: Pearl Diving
Injury: Major Lacerations (Torso)
Species: Tiger Shark

December, 1882
Roebuck Bay, Broome
Victim: Male
Activity: Pearl Diving
Injury: Consumed
Species: Tiger Shark

June, 1895
Barrow Island, Pilbara
Victim: Japanese Male
Activity: Pearl Diving
Injury: Consumed
Species: Tiger Shark

November 1, 1896
Esperance, Southern Ocean
Victim: Louis (African Cook)
Activity: Boat Capsized/Swimming Ashore
Injury: Major Lacerations (Torso)
Species: White Shark

November 29, 1896
Albany, Southern Ocean
Victim: Davies
Age: 20
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

Pre-1903
Roebuck Bay, Broome
Victim: Male
Activity: Pearl Diving
Injury: Unknown
Species: Tiger Shark

Pre-1903
Roebuck Bay, Broome
Victim: Ahmun
Activity: Pearl Diving/Clinging To Boat
Injury: Half Consumed (Legs)
Species: Tiger Shark

December 23, 1910
Green Island, Albany
Victim: Sailors (Pearling Crew)
Activity: Shipwreck/Swimming Ashore
Injury: Various
Species: White Sharks

November, 1916
Condon Creek, Port Headland
Victim: Japanese Male
Activity: Pearl Diving
Injury: Leg Severed
Species: Tiger Shark

January 27, 1923
Swan River, Claremont
Victim: Charles Robertson
Age: 13
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Major Lacerations (Thigh)
Species: Bull Shark

November 23, 1923
Condon Creek, Port Headland
Victim: Selim & De Opre
Activity: Pearl Diving
Injury: Both Consumed
Species: Tiger Shark

November 22, 1925
Cottsloe Beach, Perth
Victim: Samuel Ettelton
Age: 55
Activity: Swimming/Floating On Back
Injury: Major Lacerations (Torso/Thigh)
Species: Tiger Shark

December 27, 1948
Lancelin Island
Victim: Arthur Strahan
Age: 17
Activity: Swimming/Assisting Sister
Injury: Consumed
Species: Tiger Shark

February 2, 1957
Cape Leveque, Kimberley
Victim: Japanese Male (Sailor)
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Leg Severed
Species: Tiger Shark

August 19, 1967
Jurien Bay
Victim: Robert Bartle
Age: 23
Activity: Spearfishing
Injury: Half Consumed (Legs)
Species: White Shark

November 21, 1993
Roebuck Bay, Broome
Victim: Richard Peter Bisley
Age: 28
Activity: Hookah Diving (Pearl Farm)
Injury: Consumed
Species: Tiger Shark

September 11, 1995
Honeymoon Island, Hopetoun
Victim: David Alan Weir
Age: 29
Activity: Abalone Diving
Injury: Half Consumed (Torso)
Species: White Shark

January 20, 1997
Geraldton
Victim: Werner Schonhofer
Age: 41
Activity: Windsurfing/Fell Overboard
Injury: Consumed
Species: Tiger Shark

November 6, 2000
Cottsloe Beach, Perth
Victim: Ken Crew
Age: 49
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Leg Severed
Species: White Shark

July 10, 2004
Lefthanders Beach, Gracetown
Victim: Bradley Smith
Age: 30
Activity: Surfing
Injury: Major Lacerations (Torso/Legs)
Species: Two White Sharks

March 19, 2005
Pelsaert Island, Houtman Abrolhos
Victim: Geoffrey Brazier
Age: 26
Activity: Snorkeling
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

December 27, 2008
Port Kennedy Beach, Perth
Victim: Brian Guest
Age: 51
Activity: Snorkeling/Crayfishing
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

August 17, 2010
South Point Beach, Gracetown
Victim: Nicholas Edwards
Age: 31
Activity: Surfing
Injury: Leg Severed
Species: White Shark

September 4, 2011
Bunker Bay, Dunsborough
Victim: Kyle James Burden
Age: 21
Activity: Surfing
Injury: Half Consumed (Torso)
Species: White Shark

October 9, 2011
Cottsloe Beach, Perth
Victim: Brynn Martin
Age: 64
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

October 22, 2011
Rottnest Island
Victim: George Wainwright
Age: 32
Activity: Scuba Diving
Injury: Major Lacerations (Torso)
Species: White Shark

March 31, 2012
Stratham Beach, Bunbury
Victim: Peter Kurmann
Age: 33
Activity: Scuba Diving
Injury: Major Lacerations (Torso/Legs)
Species: White Shark

July 14, 2012
Wedge Island
Victim: Ben Linden
Age: 24
Activity: Surfing
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

November 23, 2013
Gracetown, Margaret River
Victim: Chris Boyd
Age: 35
Activity: Surfing
Injury: Major Lacerations (Leg)
Species: White Shark

December 30, 2014
Cheynes Beach, Southern Ocean
Victim: Jay Muscat
Age: 17
Activity: Spearfishing
Injury: Major Lacerations (Torso)
Species: White Shark

May 31, 2016
Gearies Beach, Mandurah
Victim: Ben Gerring
Age: 29
Activity: Surfing
Injury: Leg Severed
Species: White Shark

June 5, 2016
Mindare, Perth
Victim: Doreen Collyer
Age: 60
Activity: Scuba Diving
Injury: Limbs Severed (Legs/Arm)
Species: White Shark

April 17, 2017
Wylie Bay, Esperance
Victim: Laeticia Brouwer
Age: 17
Activity: Surfing
Injury: Leg Severed
Species: White Shark

January 5, 2020
Cull Island, Esperance
Victim: Gary Johnson
Age: 57
Activity: Abalone Diving
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

October 9, 2020
Wylie Bay, Esperance
Victim: Andrew Sharpe
Age: 52
Activity: Surfing
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

November 22, 2020
Cable Beach, Broome
Victim: Charles Cernobori
Age: 55
Activity: Boarding
Injury: Major Lacerations (Thigh/Arm)
Species: Bull Shark

November 6, 2021
Port Beach, Fremantle
Victim: Paul Millachip
Age: 57
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

February 4, 2023
Swan River, Fremantle
Victim: Stella Berry
Age: 16
Activity: Swimming
Injury: Leg Severed
Species: Bull Shark

March 10, 2025
Wharton Beach, Esperance
Victim: Steven Payne
Age: 37
Activity: Surfing
Injury: Consumed
Species: White Shark

May 16, 2026
Horseshoe Reef, Rottnest Island
Victim: Steven Mattaboni
Age: 38
Activity: Spearfishing
Injury: Legs Severed
Species: White Shark

Predation Percentage

Western Australia Total: 42

• Consumption: 21
• Recovered: 20
• Unknown: 1
  Ratio: 50%

Activity Statistics

• Surfing: 10
• Swimming: 9
• Pearl Diving: 7
• Abalone Diving: 3
• Spearfishing: 3
• Scuba Diving: 3
• Snorkeling: 2
• Windsurfing: 1
• Shipwreck: 1
• Boat Capsize: 1
• Boating: 1
• Whaling: 1

Attacks By Species

White Shark: 26

• Consumptions: 14
  Ratio: 53%

Tiger Shark: 13

• Consumptions: 7
  Ratio: 53%

Bull Shark: 3

Attacks By Century/Decade

19th Century

• 1840s: 1
• 1870s: 1
• 1880s: 2
• 1890s: 3
  Total: 7

20th Century

• 1900s: 2
• 1910s: 2
• 1920s: 3
• 1940s: 1
• 1950s: 1
• 1960s: 1
• 1990s: 3
  Total: 13

21st Century

• 2000s: 4
• 2010s: 11
• 2020s: 7
  Total: 22

Definitely not the first Great White attack in the area, probably not the last.

RIP to the victim.

Hey! Technically nobody was hurt, but it was a remarkable incident in Italy 2-3 weeks ago:

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/fishing-trip-takes-sudden-turn-as-massive-shark-strikes-boat-without-warning/vi-AA228dBm