RECENT SHARK ATTACKS IN AUSTRALIA
JULY 25, 2015
* Man is killed while reportedly diving for scallops off Tasmania's east coast. It is believed the man was diving with his daughter, who saw the attack and surfaced to fire a distress flare.
JULY 2, 2015
* Matthew Lee, 32, is mauled by a suspected great white shark at Lighthouse Beach, near Ballina, in northern NSW. He suffers critical leg injuries but survives.
JANUARY 16, 2015
* Sam Smith, 17, is bitten on the hand by a 1.5m shark at Mollymook Beach, about three and a half hours south of Sydney.
FEBRUARY 9, 2015
* Japanese national Tadashi Nakahara, 41, is killed at Shelly Beach, near Ballina, in northern NSW.
DECEMBER 29, 2014
* Jay Muscat, 17, is killed by a great white while spearfishing at Cheynes Beach near Albany, WA.
DECEMBER 15, 2014
* Daniel Smith, 18, of Mossman, is killed while fishing at Rudder Reef, off the coast of Port Douglas.
OCTOBER 2, 2014
* Sean Pollard, 23, loses both hands after a shark attack at Wylie Bay Beach, near Esperance, WA.
