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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.

Provoked

Unprovoked

Fatal

Non Fatal

LocationDateTimeSpeciesActivityInjuryFatalPerson
28-01-2016 Kayak fishingNo injury, shark capsized kayakNO Dev De Lange
Westbrook Beach 25-12-2015 MorningWhite shark, 3 mKayak FishingNo injury, kayak damagedNO Occupant: Grant Wardell
Mpande 07-12-2015 MorningSwimming / WadingLacerations to both hands and forearmsNO 22yo Tamsin Scott
Stil Bay 24-10-2015 15h00White shark, 3 to 3.5mSurfingLacerations to right calf, knee & hipNO 42yo Stuart Anderson
Jeffrey's Bay 18-07-2015 White sharkSurfingNo injuryNO 34yo Mick Fanning
Buffels Bay near Knysna 26-06-2015 14h40White sharkBody BoardingRight leg severed, multiple lacerations to left legNO 19yo Caleb Swanepoel
Lookout Beach, Plettenberg Bay 25-06-2015 16h00White shark, 2m to 3 mSurfingMultiple lacerations to torso & legNO 23yo Dylan Reddering
Port St. John's 01-05-2015 13h00White shark, 3.5 mDivingInjuries to leg, left arm & both handsNO 29yo Mathieu Dasnois
Yellow Sands Point 25-03-2015 White shark, 4 mKayak FishingNo injury but kayak bittenNO 36yo Kayak: Occupant Kelly Janse van Rensburg
Nahoon Beach 22-01-2015 AfternoonFloatingFoot bittenNO 24yo Christiaan Nel
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