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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nahoon | 20-12-1983 | 08h15 | Raggedtooth shark, >1 m | Swimming | Shin lacerated | NO | 47yo Jack Heydenrych |
| LaMercy | 06-12-1983 | Invalid | Two feet found in 1.74 m, 115-kg Zambesi shark, confirmed as a postmortem scavenging | NO | male | ||
| Tongaat | 09-11-1983 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Swimming | Probable drowning and scavenging | NO | Pradisha Chanderpaul | |
| Seal Island, False Bay | 19-08-1983 | 10h00 | 5 m [16.5'] white shark | Spearfishing | Inner thighs lacerated | NO | 29yo Attie Louw |
| Seal Point, Cape St. Francis | 14-07-1983 | 3 m to 4 m [10' to 13'] shark | Surfing | Left arm injured by shark's tail as it swam beneath his board | NO | Ward Walkup | |
| Bonza Bay | 11-04-1983 | 19h30 | Raggedtooth shark, 1.5 m [5'] (tooth fragment recovered) | Fishing | Puncture wounds to foot | NO | 27yo Peter S. Venter |
| Mpande | 01-04-1983 | Questionable incident | Survived | NO | white male | ||
| Scottburgh | 29-03-1983 | 11h15 | 1.8 m [6'] Zambezi shark | Spearfishing | Right calf lacerated | NO | 17yo Warren Johnson |
| Nahoon | 21-03-1983 | 12h30 | Blacktip or spinner shark | Surfing | No injury, board bitten | NO | Ian Johnson |
| Mtunzini | 19-02-1983 | 12h30 | 3 m [10'] shark | Paddleskiing | Puncture wounds to buttocks | NO | 16yo Peter Swart |
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