List of all shark attacks in south-africa
Fatal Attacks
106
Unprovoked Attacks
406
Total Attacks
585
There have been a total of 585 shark attacks in SOUTH AFRICA. Out of those, 106 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 18.12%. 406 attacks came out of the blue while 179 have been provoked by humans.
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surfers' Corner, Muizenberg, False Bay | 04-04-2004 | 14h00 | 5 m [16.5'] white shark | Surfing | Left leg lacerated, right leg severed above the knee | NO | 16yo J.P. Andrew |
| 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 | |
| West Beach, Port Alfred | 06-01-2004 | Raggedtooth shark | Surfing | Foot lacerated | NO | 22yo Alan Horsfield | |
| 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 | |
| Melkbosstrand | 13-09-2003 | 09h40 | 2 m cow shark | Fishing | No injury to occupants, shark bit boat | NO | 36 & 26yo inflatable boat, occupants: Rudolf Bokelmann and Sakkie Vermeulen |
| Near the wreck of the Kakapo off Noordhoek Beach | 11-09-2003 | 14h30 | White shark | Body boarding | FATAL, left thigh, buttocks, back of spine, abdomen & chest bitten | YES | 19yo David Bornman |
| Jeffrey’s Bay | 07-08-2003 | 08h00 | 3.5 m [11.5'] white shark | Sitting on surfboard | No injury, wetsuit torn & board bitten | NO | 16yo Joseph Krone |
| Near the lagoon at Table View, Cape Peninsula | 16-01-2003 | -- | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Unknown | Probable scavenging. The boy disappeared while at the beach on January 1st. His decomposed shark-bitten body washed ashore January 17th | NO | 14yo male |
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