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
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noordhoek, Port Elizabeth | 20-12-2011 | Dawn | Kayak Fishing | No injury but kayak dented | NO | 35yo Werner Coetzee | |
| Cintza Beach, East London | 21-07-2011 | 10h00 | White shark, 3m to 4m | Surfing | Upper left arm & right leg bitten | NO | 29yo Denver Struwig |
| Sundays River Mouth, Port Elizabeth | 01-02-2011 | Surf fishing | Right leg bitten | NO | 37yo Johannes Jonk | ||
| Second Beach, Port St. John's | 14-01-2011 | 12h30 | Surfing | FATAL | YES | 16yo Zama Ndamase | |
| East Beach, Port Alfred | 12-04-2010 | 10h00 | 2 m shark | Surfing | Both feet bitten | NO | 35yo Brendan Denton |
| Yellow Sands Point | 15-02-2010 | 11h00 | 3 m shark | Surfing | Lacerations to right leg | NO | Michal du Plessis |
| Port Alfred | 28-12-2009 | 08h30 | Wading | Lacerations to left foot | NO | 20yo Simon Bruce | |
| Second Beach, Port St. Johns | 17-12-2009 | 14h30 | Paddling on kneeboard | FATAL | YES | 22yo Tshintshekile Nduva | |
| 2-3 km north of Sunday's River mouth | 26-03-2009 | Raggedtooth shark | Fishing | Calf bitten while helping angler measure the shark during fishing competition PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 59yo Tony Dell | |
| Second Beach, Port St. John's | 20-03-2009 | Afternoon | Surfing | FATAL | YES | 16yo Luyolo Mangele |
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