Fatal Saltwater Crocodile Attacks in Australia 1969 - Present

The following is a list of fatal saltwater crocodile attacks reported from when the first protections were implemented in Western Australia in 1969 to the present day. This list will be updated when new incidents occur.

  1. 1970 - Northern Territory (Daly River; no other details; provided by MAGNT)
  2. April 26th, 1975 - Queensland
  3. October 4th, 1979 - Northern Territory
  4. July 1980 - Northern Territory
  5. November 25th, 1980 - Western Australia
  6. December 21st, 1985 - Queensland
  7. February 11th, 1986 - Queensland
  8. September 6th, 1986 - Northern Territory
  9. March 17th, 1987 - Northern Territory
  10. March 29th, 1987 - Western Australia
  11. June 26th, 1987 - Queensland
  12. September 30th, 1988 - Northern Territory
  13. May 1990 - Northern Territory
  14. December 29th, 1993 - Queensland
  15. October 22nd, 2002 - Northern Territory
  16. December 21st, 2003 - Northern Territory
  17. August 16th, 2005 - Queensland
  18. September 24th, 2005 - Northern Territory
  19. September 29th, 2005 - Northern Territory
  20. July 9th, 2006 - Northern Territory
  21. September 30th, 2008 - Queensland
  22. February 8th, 2009 - Queensland
  23. March 15th, 2009 - Northern Territory
  24. April 10th, 2009 - Northern Territory
  25. February 20th, 2011 - Northern Territory
  26. December 5th, 2011 - Queensland
  27. November 16th, 2012 - Northern Territory
  28. December 1st, 2012 - Northern Territory
  29. March 13th or 14th, 2013 - Western Australia
  30. August 24th, 2013 - Northern Territory
  31. January 26th, 2014 - Northern Territory
  32. June 7th, 2014 - Northern Territory
  33. August 1st, 2014 - Northern Territory
  34. August 18th, 2014 - Northern Territory
  35. May 29th, 2016 - Queensland
  36. January 19th, 2017 - Northern Territory
  37. March 18th, 2017 - Queensland
  38. October 10th, 2017 - Queensland
  39. October 12th, 2018 - Northern Territory
  40. February 11th, 2021 - Queensland
  41. April 29th, 2023 - Queensland
  42. October 28th, 2023 - Western Australia (Indonesian fishermen from Rote Island illegally harvesting trepang; exact location in coastal WA unknown)
  43. April 18th, 2024 - Queensland
  44. July 2nd, 2024 - Northern Territory
  45. August 3rd, 2024 - Queensland