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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Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glengariff | 17-10-1998 | Surfing | No injury, surfboard bitten | NO | 30yo Liam Victor | ||
| Kowie River | 15-09-1998 | Dusk | Fishing / washing bait off hands | Laceration to right foot | NO | Grant Rielly | |
| National Zoological Gardens Aquarium, Pretoria | 11-08-1998 | Sandtiger shark, 2 m, male | Moving a shark in a net | Lacerations to right shin PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Kobus Goosen | |
| Buffalo Bay, near Knysna | 31-07-1998 | White shark, 4 m [13'] | Surfing (or body boarding) | Legs bitten | NO | 19yo Ross Taylor | |
| Pringle Bay | 31-07-1998 | 13h00 | White shark, 4.9 m [16'] | Spearfishing | Leg bitten | NO | 24yo Christian Lombard |
| St. Francis Bay | 10-07-1998 | Morning | 5' to 6' shark | Surfing | Knee bitten | NO | 16yo Darren James |
| Plettenberg Bay | 05-07-1998 | Raggedtooth shark, 1.2 m [4'] | Surfing | Right leg bitten | NO | 10yo Mark Thomas | |
| Plettenberg Bay | 05-07-1998 | Raggedtooth shark, 1.2 m [4'] | Wading | Right leg bitten | NO | 47yo Clark Thomas (father / rescuer) | |
| Gonubie, 13 km northeast of East London | 21-06-1998 | 09h55 | White shark | Body Boarding | FATAL, hands & calf bitten | YES | 20yo Anton deVos |
| Jeffrey's Bay | 04-06-1998 | Surfing | Survived | NO | Danny Bravier |
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