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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanzimtoti | 14-01-1983 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | FATAL | NO | black male | ||
| Muizenberg | 09-01-1983 | 18h15 | Windsurfing | Left foot lacerated | NO | 22yo Richard Crewe | |
| Holbaai | 07-01-1983 | 13h00 | White shark | Spearfishing | No injury, rammed by shark | NO | 32yo Philip DeBruyn |
| Nahoon, East London | 29-09-1982 | 16h00 | Surfing | No injury, pressure ding on surfboard | NO | 16yo Russell Lindsay | |
| Nahoon, East London | 29-09-1982 | 14h50 | Believed to involve a 2.8 m [9'3"] white shark | Surfing | No Injury, surfboard bitten | NO | 16yo Howard Fawkes |
| Langebaan | 28-08-1982 | 12h00 | Swimming | Left knee, lower leg & foot bitten | NO | 18yo Verenia Keet | |
| Amanzimtoti | 30-07-1982 | 16h00 | Invalid | Boogie boarding | No injury, swim fin bitten | NO | 20yo Riaan van Rensburg |
| Nahoon, East London | 23-07-1982 | 16h00 | 2.4 m [8'] white shark, species identity confirmed by tooth fragment | Paddleskiing | No injury, ski bitten | NO | 38yo Brian ‘Archie’ Plumb |
| Ntlonyana Bay | 28-06-1982 | 09h30 | 2.4 m [8'] white shark, species identity confirmed by witnesses & tooth pattern in surfboard | Surfing | FATAL | YES | 27yo Alex Macun |
| Mossel Bay | 16-02-1982 | Fishing | Leg bitten above ankle by hooked shark taken aboard skiboat PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | J. Jordaan |
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