List of all shark attacks in Eastern Cape Province
Fatal Attacks
23
Unprovoked Attacks
135
Total Attacks
165
There have been a total of 165 shark attacks in Eastern Cape Province. Out of those, 23 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 13.94%. 135 attacks came out of the blue while 30 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nahoon Beach, East London | 25-12-2019 | 07h00 | Surf skiing | No injury, shark bit surf ski | NO | Roger Swinney | |
| East London | 08-11-2019 | 06h50 | White shark, 4 m | Kayaking fishing | No injury, kayak damaged | NO | Bradley Beamish |
| East Beach, Port Alfred | 09-07-2019 | 10h30 | White shark, juvenile | Surfing | Leg injured | NO | 20'syo Dusty Phelan |
| 30 nm off Port Elizabeth | 04-03-2019 | 16h00 | 2.5 m shark | Fishing | Lacerations to arm from shark caught in trawl net PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 46yo male |
| Nahoon Beach, East London | 11-05-2018 | 11h00 | Surfing | Minor injury, marks on board | NO | male | |
| St. Francis Bay | 02-04-2018 | 15h00 | White shark | Surfing | Lacerations to left knee & lower leg | NO | 19yo Ross Spowart |
| Nahoon Reef, East London | 06-07-2017 | 15h00 | White shark, 2.5 m | Surfing | No injury, shark bit surfboard | NO | 13yo Zoe Stein |
| Mpande | 07-12-2015 | Morning | Swimming / Wading | Lacerations to both hands and forearms | NO | 22yo Tamsin Scott | |
| Jeffrey's Bay | 18-07-2015 | White shark | Surfing | No injury | NO | 34yo Mick Fanning | |
| Port St. John's | 01-05-2015 | 13h00 | White shark, 3.5 m | Diving | Injuries to leg, left arm & both hands | NO | 29yo Mathieu Dasnois |
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