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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Vidal | 05-12-2006 | "Evening" | Raggedtooth shark, 150-kg | Fishing | Hand, thigh & calf bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 25yo Peter Willoughby |
| Isipingo | 09-03-2005 | Invalid | Bites by 2.5 m tiger shark were post mortem | NO | 51yo Anthony Arnachallan | ||
| Park Rynie | 31-07-2004 | 3 m to 4 m [10' to 13'] white shark | Fishing | No injury to occupants; boat damaged | NO | boat x 2 | |
| Ballito | 14-01-2004 | Mako shark, 3 m to 4 m [10' to 13'] | Surf skiing | No injury to occupants, stern of ski bitten | NO | Dave Hamilton-Brown & Ant Rowan | |
| Salt Rock | 30-12-2003 | Shortfin mako shark | No injury to occupants | NO | skiboat | ||
| Sodwana | 26-11-2003 | >08h00 | Tiger shark, 4 m [13'] ? | Spearfishing | Presumed FATAL, severed hand recovered | YES | 21yo Seldon Jee |
| Karridene | 05-11-2003 | White shark | Surf skiing | No injury to occupants, hull of ski bitten | NO | 2 people on ski | |
| Durban Harbor | 03-01-2002 | 02h00 | Zambesi shark? | Fishing | Leg bitten & surgically amputated | NO | 16yo Imraan Sheik |
| Mtunzini | 31-12-2001 | Sunset | Unidentified | Surf skiing | Foot & calf bitten | NO | 26yo Michael van Niekerk |
| Salt Rock | 06-10-2001 | Mako shark, 2 m [6.75'] | Kite-Boarding | No injury | NO | Alwin van Breda |
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