List of all shark attacks in KwaZulu-Natal
Fatal Attacks
48
Unprovoked Attacks
144
Total Attacks
215
There have been a total of 215 shark attacks in KwaZulu-Natal. Out of those, 48 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 22.33%. 144 attacks came out of the blue while 71 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
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Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mtunzini | 01-02-2019 | Fishing | No injury to occupants, shark bit pontoon causing it to deflate. | NO | 2 males | ||
| Tinley Manor | 10-11-2018 | Morning | White shark, 3m | Fishing | Surf-ski bitten but no injury to occupant | NO | 41yo Bryon Machado |
| Durban | 23-02-2018 | Blacktip shark | Scuba Diving | The shark & man simply collided; neither were injured | NO | 38yo Elton Polly | |
| Protea Banks | 11-04-2017 | Shark involvement prior to death not confirmed | Scuba Diving | Fatal, coroner unable to determine if the diver was alive or had drowned when incident took place. | NO | 68yo Leopold Mairhuber | |
| Eastmoor Crescent Beach | 05-02-2017 | Tiger shark | Kayak fishing | Shark damaged kayak, no injury to occupant | NO | Murray Van Wyk | |
| 28-01-2016 | Kayak fishing | No injury, shark capsized kayak | NO | Dev De Lange | |||
| Westbrook Beach | 25-12-2015 | Morning | White shark, 3 m | Kayak Fishing | No injury, kayak damaged | NO | Occupant: Grant Wardell |
| Durban | 27-12-2014 | Morning | Shark involvement not confirmed & highly unlikely | Swimming | Minor cuts on feet | NO | 5 people claimed to have been injured by a "baby" shark |
| Between Sodwana & Cape Vidal | 06-12-2011 | Shark involvement not confirmed | Surf skiing | No injury, ski damaged | NO | Richard Kohler | |
| uShaka Aquarium, Durban | 28-10-2011 | Raggedtooth shark | Diving | Arm bitten by captive shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO |
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